Official Languages

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Languages spoken here

Bislama (secondary) · Fijian (secondary) · Solomon Islands Sign Language (secondary) · Tok Pisin (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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Solomon Islands

Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
Fiu, Kwara'ae	68000	Kwara'ae	Christianity
Solomoni Creole, Pidgin	51000	Pijin	Christianity
Areare	38000	Areare	Christianity
Lau, Ndai	35000	Lau	Christianity
Lengo, Tasemboko	29000	Lengo	Christianity
Kwaio	28000	Kwaio	Christianity
Talise	26000	Talise	Christianity
To'ambaita, Maluu	26000	To'abaita	Christianity
Ghari, Tangarare	25000	Ghari	Christianity
Florida Islander, Nggela	25000	Gela	Christianity
Euronesian	25000	English	Christianity
Saa, South Malaita	24000	Sa'a	Christianity
Maringe, Cheke Holo	23000	Cheke Holo	Christianity
Roviana	21000	Roviana	Christianity
Baelelea	18000	Baelelea	Christianity
Bilua	18000	Bilua	Christianity
Reef Islander, Gnivo	18000	Aiwoo	Christianity
Marovo	17000	Marovo	Christianity
Vanuatu Melanesian	17000	Bislama	Christianity
Babatana	15000	Babatana	Christianity
Langalanga	15000	Wala	Christianity
Santa Ana	14000	Owa	Christianity
Arosi	14000	Arosi	Christianity
Fataleka	14000	Fataleka	Christianity
Birao	12000	Birao	Christianity
Baeggu	12000	Baeggu	Christianity
Kahua, Narihua	11000	Kahua	Christianity
Varese	11000	Varisi	Christianity
Bauro	10000	Bauro	Christianity
Kiribertese	10000	Kiribati	Christianity
Rennellese, Mugaba	9200	Rennell-Bellona	Christianity
Malango	8700	Malango	Christianity
Neo-Melanesian Papuan	8500	Tok Pisin	Christianity
Bugoto	8500	Bughotu	Christianity
Natugu	7300	Natugu	Christianity
Tikopia	7000	Tikopia	Christianity
Mono, Alu	7000	Mono (Solomon Islands)	Christianity
Zabana	6300	Zabana	Christianity
Lungga	5800	Lungga	Christianity
Simbo	5700	Simbo	Christianity
Han Chinese, Mandarin	5600	Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious
Kumbokota	5300	Ghanongga	Christianity
Savo Islander, Savosavo	5100	Savosavo	Christianity
Kusaghe	5000	Kusaghe	Christianity
Ontong Java Islander	5000	Ontong Java	Christianity
Dorio	5000	Dori'o	Christianity
Duke	4800	Dughore	Christianity
Tavula, Vagua	4100	Vaghua	Christianity
Longgu	4000	Longgu	Christianity
Baniata	3900	Touo	Christianity

Languages

70 languages recorded here.

Aiwoo

Amba (Solomon Islands)

Anuta

Areare

Arosi

Babatana

Baeggu

Baelelea

Bauro

Bilua

Birao

Bislama

Blablanga

Bughotu

Cheke Holo

Chinese, Mandarin

Dori'o

Dughore

Engdewu

English

Fagani

Fataleka

Fijian

Gao

Gela

Ghanongga

Ghari

Gula'alaa

Hoava

Kahua

Kiribati

Kokota

Kusaghe

Kwaio

Kwara'ae

Lau

Lavukaleve

Lengo

Longgu

Lungga

Malango

Marovo

Mono (Solomon Islands)

Nalogo

Natugu

Noipa

Ontong Java

Oroha

Owa

Pijin

Rennell-Bellona

Roviana

Sa'a

Savosavo

Sikaiana

Simbo

Solomon Islands Sign Language

Talise

Teanu

Tikopia

To'abaita

Tok Pisin

Touo

Ughele

Vaeakau-Taumako

Vaghua

Vangunu

Varisi

Wala

Zabana

All catalogue fields

150 fields recorded

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iso3: SLB
iso2: SB
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rlg3primary: 1
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c_10_40window: N
rog2: SOP
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harvest_ctryshort: Solomon Islands
harvest_countrynamechinese: 所罗门群岛
harvest_countrynamechineseshort: 所罗门群岛
harvest_countrynamedutch: Solomonseilanden
harvest_countrynamefrench: Îles Salomon
harvest_countrynamefrenchshort: Îles Salomon
harvest_countrynamegerman: Salomonen
harvest_countrynamegermanshort: Salomonen
harvest_countrynameindonesian: Kepulauan Solomon
harvest_countrynameindonesianshort: Kepulauan Solomon
harvest_countrynameitalian: Isole Salomone
harvest_countrynameitalianshort: Isole Salomone
harvest_countrynamekorean: 솔로몬 제도
harvest_countrynamekoreanshort: 솔로몬 제도
harvest_countrynamenorwegian: Salomonøya
harvest_countrynamenorwegianshort: Salomonøya
harvest_countrynameportuguese: Ilhas Salomão
harvest_countrynameportugueseshort: Ilhas Salomão
harvest_countrynamerussian: Соломоновы Острова
harvest_countrynamerussianshort: Соломоновы Острова
harvest_countrynamespanish: Islas Salomón
harvest_countrynamespanishshort: Islas Salomón
harvest_countrynamevietnamese: Quần đảo Solomon
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harvest_pctchinese: 0
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harvest_pctchristianextra: 0
harvest_rop1: A010
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harvest_securitylevel: 0
harvest_statedeptreligiousfreedom: https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/solomon-islands/
harvest_provincesdisplayable: Y
harvest_adm1label: Provinces
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harvest_godreportsurl: http://blog.godreports.com/country/?countrycode=sb&joshua=bp
harvest_datareportalurl: https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-solomon-islands
harvest_internetusage: 12
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harvest_biblesocietyurl: http://bible.org.fj/
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harvest_areasquarekilometers: 27556
harvest_populationpersquaremile: 45
harvest_countryphonecode: 677
harvest_owpctchristian1986: 93
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harvest_religiondatayear: 2010
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harvest_source: pjj
harvest_editname: BM
harvest_editdate: 09/12/02 00:00:00