Endangered Languages Project - Oroha

Oroha

^{[aka Mara Ma-Siki, Oraha, Südliche Salomons-Inseln]}

Classification: Austronesian

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Mara Ma-Siki, Oraha, Südliche Salomons-Inseln
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ora
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
38
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
38 (1999 SIL)

DATE OF INFO: 1999

PLACES: Solomon Islands;

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~100
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1981, about 100 speakers were reported. This figure may still be reasonably accurate.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Speakers shifting to Sa'a
More on Orthography: No literacy in language

PLACES: Solomon Islands

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southern end of South Malaita Island

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
38
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing