Savosavo language
Savosavo (ISO 639-3 code svs) is a language isolate spoken in Solomon Islands. It has about 2,500 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | svs |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | savo1255 |
| Family | Isolate (no known relatives) |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | Solomon Islands |
| Speakers (estimate) | 2,500 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Savosavo words
- abuzaghi
- adaki
- aghava
- aghavaleza
- ai
- aqe
- aqutu
- ara
- aratale
- avasa
- ave
- avu
- azeaze
- ba
- baba
- babo
- bani
- barata
- basi
- batu
- baza
- bebeula
- bekeni
- betu
More about Savosavo
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.