Alternate Names: Robiana, Rubiana, Ruviana
Status Notes: Being supplanted as lingua franca by Pijin , in Western Province; now used as L2 in Western Province and as far north as Buka and Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, mainly by those over 30 years old.
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Demographics: 9,870 (1999 SIL). L2 users: 16,000 (1987 UBS).
Language Use: Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Duke [nke], Fagani [faf], Hoava [hoa], Simbo [sbb], Touo [tqu], Ughele [uge].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1953–1995.
Typology: VSO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands