Tikopia

TKP

developing

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Central-Eastern Oceanic

Remote Oceanic

Central Pacific

East Fijian-Polynesian

Polynesian

Nuclear

Samoic-Outlier

Futunic

Demographics: 3,320 (1999 SIL).

Language Use: All ages. Also use English [eng].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1989.

Typology: SVO, VSO.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands