ISO 639-3 · skysky
Austronesian family
Sikaiana
Sikaiana is a language of the Nuclear Polynesian branch (Austronesian), spoken in Solomon Islands. Wikidata describes it as “Polynesian language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
sky- Glottocode
sika1261- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Sikaiana |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sikaiana language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Sikaiana
The branches above Sikaiana, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Solomon Islands
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpisPijinIndo-European · 25,0003 · Wider Communicationalu'Are'areAustronesian · 18,0005 · DevelopingnflÄiwooAustronesian · 8,4006a · VigorousbaaBabatanaAustronesian · 7,0705 · DevelopingmteMonoAustronesian · 2,9406a · VigorouslvkLavukaleveunclassified · 1,7836a · VigorousmprVangunuAustronesian · 9106a · VigoroustkwTeanuAustronesian · 8007 · ShiftingkkkKokotaAustronesian · 5306b · Threatened