Endangered language of Solomon Islands
| Asumboa | |
|---|---|
| Asubuo | |
| Native to | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Utupua |
Native speakers | (10 cited 1999)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aua |
| Glottolog | asum1237 |
| ELP | Asumboa |
 Asumbuo is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Asumbuo (Asubuo in local orthography; Asumboa or Asuboa in some sources) is a nearly extinct language spoken on the island of Utupua, in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands.[2]
Affiliation[edit]
Like the two other languages of Utupua (Tanimbili and Amba), Asumbuo belongs to the Temotu subgroup of the Oceanic family, itself part of the Austronesian phylum.
Language vitality[edit]
With only about 10 speakers,[1] Asumbuo is a highly endangered language. Together with its neighbour Tanimbili, it is currently being replaced by Amba (or Nebao), the main language of Utupua.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Asumboa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Tryon (1994).
Bibliography[edit]
- 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..
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