Owa

STN

developing

Alternate Names: Anganiwai, Anganiwei, Narihua, Santa Anna, Wanoni

Dialects: Santa Anna (Owa Raha), Santa Catalina (Owa Riki), Tawarafa (Star Harbour). Part of dialect chain that includes Kahua ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Central-Eastern Oceanic

Southeast Solomonic

Malaita-San Cristobal

San Cristobal

Demographics: 8,410 (1999 SIL).

Language Use: All ages.

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2005.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands