Kokota
Classification: Austronesian
·threatened
Classification: Austronesian
·threatened
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Meso Melanesian |
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Information from: “Kokota Grammar” . Bill Palmer (2009) Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
The number of Kokota speakers is probably approaching 1,200
Kokota is the normal language of communication in all three villages where it is spoken. It is used for most purposes except schooling where English or Pijin are used. Church services are usually in Pijin.
English
Pijin
Zabana
Cheke Holo
Kokota may be at risk from Zabana and Cheke Holo which are spreading throughout the island. Many speakers express the opinion that Cheke Holo will eventually be spoken by everyone on Santa Isabel.
Kokota is spoken on Santa Isabel in three villages; Goveo, Sisiga, and Hurepelo.
Information from: “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge
In 1990, 200 speakers were reported. There may be fewer now.
Cheke Holo (or Maringhe)
Zabana (or Kia)
Solomon Pijin
No literacy in language
Northeastern and southwestern coast of the central part of Santa Isabel Island
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press
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SOURCE: “Kokota Grammar” . Bill Palmer (2009) Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press |
SOURCE: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . , Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press |
SOURCE: “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge |
Oceanic Linguistics Special Publication | 2009 | Kokota Grammar | Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press | 35 | Bill Palmer | Palmer, Bill. 2009. "Kokota Grammar." 35: Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. | HHOLD | 1,200 | 1000-9999 | The number of Kokota speakers is probably approaching 1,200 | English, Pijin, Zabana, Cheke Holo | Kokota may be at risk from Zabana and Cheke Holo which are spreading throughout the island. Many speakers express the opinion that Cheke Holo will eventually be spoken by everyone on Santa Isabel. | Threatened (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | Kokota is the normal language of communication in all three villages where it is spoken. It is used for most purposes except schooling where English or Pijin are used. Church services are usually in Pijin. | 12 | 10 | Solomon Islands | Kokota is spoken on Santa Isabel in three villages; Goveo, Sisiga, and Hurepelo. | -7.94, 159.168; -8.1906, 159.222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0199255911 | 2005 | The World Atlas of Language Structures | Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer | Oxford University Press | New York | 2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press. | -8.0,159.133333333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2009 | Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009) | M. Paul Lewis | SIL International | Dallas, TX | http://www.ethnologue.com/ | Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.) | ll_pub | 530 | 1999 | 100-999 | 530 (1999 SIL) | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | Solomon Islands; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 2010 | Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger | UNESCO Publishing | Paris | http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas | Christopher Moseley (ed.) | Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.) | ll_pub | 200 | 100-999 | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | -8.0347,159.1781 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
070071197X | 3 | 1 | 2007 | Australia and the Pacific | Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages | 424-557 | Routledge | Abingdon | Stephen A Wurm | Wurm, Stephen A. 2007. Australia and the Pacific. In Christopher Moseley, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn., 424-557. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X | ll_pub | ~200 | 100-999 | In 1990, 200 speakers were reported. There may be fewer now. | Cheke Holo (or Maringhe), Zabana (or Kia), Solomon Pijin | all | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | Solomon Islands | Northeastern and southwestern coast of the central part of Santa Isabel Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Oral Literature Project | http://www.oralliterature.org | "World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org. | 530 | 100-999 | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |