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Sociological factors in Reefs-Santa Cruz language vitality: a 40 year retrospective

Brenda H. Boerger, Åshild Næss, Anders Vaa, Rachel Emerine and Angela Hoover. 2012. "Sociological Factors in Reefs-Santa Cruz Language Vitality: a 40 Year Retrospective." In International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 111-152.

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100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
7,926
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 0

Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.

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Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 2

Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.

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Transmission

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All members of the community, including children, speak the language.

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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"At present, many of the male Äiwoo speakers, middle-aged or above, with whom we have worked claim to have some knowledge of the Vaeakau-Taumako language... we have observed interactions where both languages appear to be used, with frequent code-switching on both sides. Pijin is also used, but we do not know what determines the choice of language in such situations... Village level meetings and gatherings are held mainly in Äiwoo."

Location and Context
Countries
Solomon Islands
Location Description

Primarily spoken in Fenua Loa and Lomlom; there are also communities of Äiwoo speakers in settlements in the northeastern and eastern parts of Santa Cruz.

Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English, Pijin, Vaeakau-Taumako
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Most know some Pijin at least
Domains of Other Languages:
English and Pijin in church

Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Four different orthographies designed since the 1970s; "it is difficult to say how many people are literate in any of them, or how many actively write their language."

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