Sa'a language

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Not to be confused with Saa language.
Sa'a
RegionSouth Malaita, Solomon Islands
Native speakers
12,000 (1999)[1]
Language family
Austronesian
Dialects
  • Sa'a
  • Ulawa
  • Uki
Language codes
ISO 639-3apb
Glottologsaaa1240

Sa'a (also known as South Malaita and Apae'aa) is an Oceanic language spoken on Small Malaita and Ulawa Island in the Solomon Islands.

Phonology[]

The following is listed below:[2]

Consonants[]

Labial Alveolar Post-
alveolar 		Velar Glottal
plain lab.
Plosive p pʷ t tʃ k ʔ
Fricative s h
Nasal m mʷ n ŋ
Lateral l
Tap ɾ
Approximant w

Vowels[]

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

References[]

  1. ^ Sa'a at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Ashley, Karen (2012). Semantics of Sa'a transitive suffixes and thematic consonants.

External links[]

  • Palona Haalu Ana Nau Maai Sa'a (1979) A Liturgy for Melanesia in Sa'a, digitized by Richard Mammana and Charles Wohlers
  • Materials on Karnai are included in the open access Arthur Capell collection (AC2) held by Paradisec.


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