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Endangered language of Solomon Islands
Tanimbili
Tanibili
Native toSolomon Islands
RegionUtupua
Native speakers(15 cited 1999)
Language familyAustronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3tbe
Glottologtani1255
ELPTanimbili
Tanimbili is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Tanimbili (Tanibili), or Nyisunggu, is a nearly-extinct language spoken on the island of Utupua, in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands.

Bibliography

  • Tryon, Darrell (1994). "Language contact and contact-induced language change in the Eastern Outer Islands, Solomon Islands". In Tom Dutton; Darrell Tryon (eds.). Language Contact and Change in the Austronesian World. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. pp. 611–648. ISBN 978-3-11-088309-1..

References

  1. ^ Tanimbili at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Tryon (1994).
Languages of the Solomon Islands
Official language
Lingua franca
Indigenous
languages
Micronesian
Northwest
Solomonic
Papuan
Polynesian
Southeast
Solomonic
Temotu
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
SHWNG
Halmahera Sea
Ambel–Biga
Maya–Matbat
Maden
As
South Halmahera
Cenderawasih
Biakic
Yapen
Southwest
Oceanic
Admiralty
Eastern
Western
Saint Matthias
Temotu
Utupua
Vanikoro
Reefs–Santa Cruz
Southeast
Solomonic
Gela–Guadalcanal
Malaita–
San Cristobal
Western
Oceanic
Meso–Melanesian
Kimbe
New Ireland–
Northwest
Solomonic
Tungag–Nalik
Tabar
Madak
St. George
Northwest
Solomonic
North New Guinea
Sarmi–
Jayapura
 ?
Schouten
Huon Gulf
Ngero–Vitiaz
Papuan Tip
Nuclear
Kilivila–Misima
Nimoa–Sudest
Southern
Oceanic
North Vanuatu
Torres–Banks
Maewo–Ambae–
North Pentecost
South Pentecost
Espiritu Santo
Nuclear
Southern
Oceanic
Central Vanuatu
South Vanuatu
Erromango
Tanna
Loyalties–
New Caledonia
Loyalty Islands
New Caledonian
Southern
Northern
Micronesian
Nuclear
Micronesian
Chuukic–
Pohnpeic
Chuukic
Pohnpeic
Central Pacific
West
East
Polynesian
Nuclear
Polynesian
Samoic
Eastern
Futunic
Tongic
  • * indicates proposed status
  • ? indicates classification dispute
  • † indicates extinct status


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