Solomonsaaret
Tietoja aiheesta Solomonsaaret
Region: Oseania
Capital: Honiara
Population: 740,000
Area (sq km): 27,556
FIPS Country Code: BP
ISO Country Code: sb
GRN Office: Global Recordings Network Australia
About the Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands is a small country, consisting of 7 major volcanic islands plus numerous smaller coral atolls.
The capital is Honiara on Guadalcanal Island.
The population as at 2000 was made up of Melanesians 90.7%; Polynesians 3.7%; Other 5.6%.
Literacy is 54%, the lowest literacy rate in the Pacific.
The official language English. Trade language, Solomons Pijin, spoken by half the population.
There are a total of 66 languages, but up to 120 if distinct dialects are included.
Two languages have full Bibles, and 10 have New Testaments.
There is freedom of religion with a strong Christian emphasis. Cargo Cults (1.9%), Traditional ethnic (1.5%), Baha'i (0.4%).
The land has been so exposed to the gospel that only pockets of animists on Guadalcanal and Malaita resist it. Yet the continued influence of syncretistic or almost pagan 'cargo cults', which have prompted an exodus from churches in the past, shows the need for a personal appropriation of the gospel by each generation.
Kielet ja murteet, joita puhutaan kielellä Solomonsaaret
Löytyi 94 kieleillä
Amba (Temotu) - ISO Language [utp] - $a kieli
AreAre (Malaita) - ISO Language [alu] - $a kieli
AreAre: Davovitu/Gabata (Guadalcanal) - Language Variety [alu] - $a kieli
AreAre: Marau Sound (Guadalcanal) - Language Variety [alu] - $a kieli
Arosi (Makira) - ISO Language [aia] - $a kieli
Arosi: Wango (Makira) - Language Variety [aia] - $a kieli
Babatana: Sisiqa (Western) - Language Variety [baa] - $a kieli
Baebo (Malaita) - Language Variety [bvd] - $a kieli
Baegu (Malaita) - ISO Language [bvd] - $a kieli
Baelelea (Malaita) - ISO Language [bvc] - $a kieli
Bambatana (Western) - ISO Language [baa] - $a kieli
Baniata (Western) - ISO Language [tqu] - $a kieli
Bareke (Western) - Language Variety [mpr] - $a kieli
Bauro: Haununu (Makira) - Language Variety [bxa] - $a kieli
Bilua (Western) - ISO Language [blb] - $a kieli
Birao (Guadalcanal) - ISO Language [brr] - $a kieli
Bughotu (Isabel) - ISO Language [bgt] - $a kieli
Bululaha & Malapaina (Malaita) - Language Variety [mnm]
Cheke Holo (Isabel) - ISO Language [mrn] - $a kieli
Cheke Holo & Kokota (Isabel) - Language Variety [kkk] - $a kieli
Cheke Holo: Maringe (Isabel) - Language Variety [mrn] - $a kieli
Dori'o (Malaita) - ISO Language [dor] - $a kieli
Dovele (Western) - Language Variety [blb] - $a kieli
Duke (Western) - ISO Language [nke] - $a kieli
English: USA (United States of America) - Language Variety [eng] - $a kieli
Fataleka (Malaita) - ISO Language [far] - $a kieli
Fautharii (Malaita) - Language Variety [far] - $a kieli
Gao (Isabel) - ISO Language [gga] - $a kieli
Gela (Central Islands) - ISO Language [nlg] - $a kieli
Ghanongga (Western) - ISO Language [ghn] - $a kieli
Ghari (Guadalcanal) - ISO Language [gri] - $a kieli
Ghari: Vaturanga (Guadalcanal) - Language Variety [gri] - $a kieli
Gula'alaa (Malaita) - ISO Language [gmb] - $a kieli
Gula'alaa/Uru (Malaita) - Language Variety [gmb] - $a kieli
Hagaruhi (Makira) - Language Variety [agw] - $a kieli
Hega (Makira) - ISO Language [agw] - $a kieli
Hoava (Western) - ISO Language [hoa] - $a kieli
Hoava & Kusaghe (Western) - Language Variety [ksg] - $a kieli
Hua (Guadalcanal) - Language Variety [lgr] - $a kieli
Irigila (Western) - Language Variety [blb] - $a kieli
Kiribati: Solomon Islands (Choiseul) - Language Variety [gil] - $a kieli
Korutalau Group (Malaita) - Language Group [apb] - $a kieli
Kusaghe (Solomon Islands) - ISO Language [ksg] - $a kieli
Kwaio (Malaita) - ISO Language [kwd] - $a kieli
Kwara'ae (Malaita) - ISO Language [kwf] - $a kieli
Langa-Langa (Malaita) - ISO Language [lgl] - $a kieli
Lau (Malaita) - ISO Language [llu] - $a kieli
Lavukaleve (Central Islands) - ISO Language [lvk] - $a kieli
Lengo (Guadalcanal) - ISO Language [lgr] - $a kieli
Lengo: Aola (Guadalcanal) - Language Variety [lgr] - $a kieli
Lengo: Gua (Guadalcanal) - Language Variety [lgr] - $a kieli
Lengo: Paripao (Guadalcanal) - Language Variety [lgr] - $a kieli
Lengo: Vidiki (Guadalcanal) - Language Variety [lgr] - $a kieli
Longgu (Guadalcanal) - ISO Language [lgu] - $a kieli
Luga (Western) - Language Variety [lga] - $a kieli
Lunga (Western) - ISO Language [lga] - $a kieli
Malango (Guadalcanal) - ISO Language [mln] - $a kieli
Marovo (Western) - ISO Language [mvo] - $a kieli
Mono (Western) - ISO Language [mte] - $a kieli
Mono: Alu (Western) - Language Variety [mte] - $a kieli
Mono: Fauro (Western) - Language Variety [mte] - $a kieli
Natugu (Temotu) - ISO Language [ntu] - $a kieli
Natugu: Ndeni (Temotu) - Language Variety [ntu] - $a kieli
Navlopento (Temotu) - Language Variety [nlz] - $a kieli
Nieuwa (Temotu) - Language Variety [nfl] - $a kieli
Ontong Java: Luangiua (Malaita) - Language Variety [ojv] - $a kieli
Oroha (Malaita) - ISO Language [ora] - $a kieli
Owa (Makira) - ISO Language [stn] - $a kieli
Owa Rafa (Makira) - Language Variety [agw] - $a kieli
Parego (Makira) - Language Variety [bxa] - $a kieli
Pijin (Solomon Islands) - ISO Language [pis] - $a kieli
Pileni (Temotu) - ISO Language [piv] - $a kieli
Rennellese (Central Islands) - ISO Language [mnv] - $a kieli
Roviana (Western) - ISO Language [rug] - $a kieli
Sa'a (Malaita) - ISO Language [apb] - $a kieli
Sa'a: Uki Ni Masi (Malaita) - Language Variety [apb] - $a kieli
Sa'a: Ulawa (Malaita) - Language Variety [apb] - $a kieli
Savosavo (Central Islands) - ISO Language [svs] - $a kieli
Sikaiana (Malaita) - ISO Language [sky] - $a kieli
Simbo (Western) - ISO Language [sbb] - $a kieli
Star Harbour (Makira) - Language Variety [agw] - $a kieli
Tairaha (Makira) - ISO Language [bxa] - $a kieli
Talise: Koo (Guadalcanal) - Language Variety [tlr] - $a kieli
Talise: Poleo (Guadalcanal) - Language Variety [tlr] - $a kieli
Talise: Tolo (Temotu) - Language Variety [tlr] - $a kieli
Te Motu (Temotu) - Language Variety [ntu]
Tikopia (Temotu) - ISO Language [tkp] - $a kieli
To'abaita (Malaita) - ISO Language [mlu] - $a kieli
Vaghua (Western) - ISO Language [tva] - $a kieli
Vangunu (Western) - ISO Language [mpr] - $a kieli
Vanikoro (Temotu) - ISO Language [vnk] - $a kieli
Varisi (Western) - ISO Language [vrs] - $a kieli
Veuru Moli (Guadalcanal) - Language Variety [tlr] - $a kieli
Zabana (Isabel) - ISO Language [kji] - $a kieli
Ihmisryhmät kohteessa Solomonsaaret
Anuta ▪ Areare ▪ Arosi ▪ Asumbua ▪ Babatana ▪ Baeggu ▪ Baelelea ▪ Baniata ▪ Bauro ▪ Bilua ▪ Birao ▪ Blablanga ▪ Bugoto ▪ Deaf ▪ Dorio ▪ Duke ▪ Euronesian ▪ Fagani ▪ Fataleka ▪ Fijian ▪ Fiu ▪ Florida Islander, Nggela ▪ Gao ▪ Ghari ▪ Gulaalaa ▪ Han Chinese, Mandarin ▪ Hoava ▪ Kahua ▪ Kiribertese ▪ Kokota ▪ Kumbokota ▪ Kusaghe ▪ Kwaio ▪ Langalanga ▪ Lau ▪ Lengo ▪ Longgu ▪ Lungga ▪ Malango ▪ Maringe, Cheke Holo ▪ Marovo ▪ Mono, Alu ▪ Nalogo ▪ Nanggu ▪ Natugu ▪ Nembao ▪ Neo-Melanesian Papuan ▪ Oloha ▪ Ontong Java Islander ▪ Pileni ▪ Reef Islander ▪ Rennellese ▪ Ririo ▪ Roviana ▪ Russel Islander ▪ Saa, South Malaita ▪ Santa Ana ▪ Savo Islander ▪ Sikayana ▪ Simbo ▪ Solomoni Creole ▪ Talise ▪ Tavula ▪ Teanu, Buma ▪ Tikopia ▪ To'ambaita ▪ Ugele ▪ Vangunu ▪ Vanuatu Melanesian ▪ Varese ▪ Zabana