Neo-Solomonic

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Neo-Solomonic is an alternative name for Solomon Islands Pijin, an English-based creole language widely used as a lingua franca in the Solomon Islands.

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Statements (31)
Predicate Object
instanceOf English-based creole
creole language
lingua franca
alternativeNameOf Solomon Islands Pijin
basedOnLanguage English
closelyRelatedTo Bislama
Tok Pisin
developedFrom English lexifier with local substrate languages
hasAlternativeName Neo-Solomonic
hasFunction bridging communication between different ethnic groups in the Solomon Islands
hasLexifierLanguage English
hasSubstrateInfluence Austronesian languages of the Solomon Islands
Papuan languages of the Solomon Islands
hasType Pacific English-lexifier creole
languageFamily English-based creole languages
primaryUsageDomain interethnic communication
region Melanesia
spokenBy multiethnic population of the Solomon Islands
spokenIn Guadalcanal
Honiara
major islands of the Solomon Islands archipelago
status widely used oral language in the Solomon Islands
usedAs lingua franca in the Solomon Islands
trade language in the Solomon Islands
usedIn education as a language of explanation in the Solomon Islands
informal communication in the Solomon Islands
local media in the Solomon Islands
religious contexts in the Solomon Islands
urban areas of the Solomon Islands
usedInCountry Solomon Islands
writingSystem Latin script

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Solomon Islands Pijin
alternativeName

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