Northern Malaita languages

Northern Malaita languages

Infobox Language family
name=Northern Malaita
region=Malaita Province (Solomon Islands)
familycolor=Austronesian
fam2=Malayo-Polynesian (MP)
fam3=Central Eastern MP
fam4=Eastern MP
fam5=Oceanic
fam6=Central-Eastern Oceanic
fam7=Southeast Solomonic
fam8=Malaita-San Cristobal
fam9=Malaita
child1=Baelelea
child2=Baeggu
child3=Fataleka
child4=Gula'alaa
child5=Kwaio
child6=Kwara'ae
child7=Wala
child8=Lau
child9=To'abaita

The family of Northern Malaita languages is a subgroup of the Malaita languages. It consists of 9 languages spoken on the Island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands.

Components

*Baelelea
*Baeggu
*Fataleka
*Gula'alaa
*Kwaio
*Kwara'ae
*Wala
*Lau
*To'abaita


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