The Solomon Islands is home to a large number of small nations, each of which has its own language or dialect, and far from always one tribe understands another. Here are the peoples of the state of Solomon Islands , where Melanesian languages predominate. The list does not include the peoples of the autonomous region of Bougainville , which is part of Papua New Guinea .
Content
- 1 Peoples of Choiseul Island
- 2 Peoples of the Island of New Georgia
- 3 Peoples of the island of Santa Isabel
- 4 Peoples of Guadalcanal and Florida
- 5 Peoples of the Islands of San Cristobal and Malaita
- 6 See also
- 7 Literature
Choiseul Peoples
Vagena, vagua, varese, wasengasenga, velaviuru, virulata, gongoroi, gubingeno, kataei, katoratele, kiposaka, kirungela, kumboro, laura, lembaumbi, liuliu, maran, mambambatana, mbota, mole, rauru, ririo seninga, ruruai, ruraui, rurai, ruraui subi, tambatamba, tasobi.
Peoples of the New Georgia Island
Vanavan, wangoon, virus, ganong, gizo, kia, kolombangara, kuvilana, kusag, mandegus, marovo, mbareke, Mbatuna, ngatukai, ngerashi, nduke, podokane, roviana, symbo, tetepari, eel, hoava, eongo.
Santa Isabel Peoples
Aara, Bugotu, Jajao, Kaktio, Kilokaka, Longahaj, Mage, Nggao, Susulu, Hoghira.
Guadalcanal and Florida Peoples
Avuavu, Aola, Birao, Vaturanga, Veisale, Gabata, Gary, Gua, Datovit, Inakona, Koo, Lengo, Longu, Malango, Marau, Moth, Nggela, Papipao, Poleo, Sugu, Tiaro, Tintogomo, Tolo, Hua.
Peoples of the Islands of San Cristobal and Malaita
Alite, apa'eaa, areare, arosi, bauro, i'aa, kauru, quayo, langalanga, lau, marau-vava, ngorefu, ndai, orokha, pvaloto, pullaha, sa'a-ulava, sio, su'u rodo, toabaita, ugi, fatalek.
Note: each of the names may have several synonyms or other pronunciation options. Example: Mbambatana = Babatana, Mbota = Bota, Gubingeno = Tuga, etc.
See also
- Melanesians
- Solomon islands
Literature
Languages and dialects of the world, prospectus and vocabulary, ed. "Science", M.-1982.