Kwaraqae language

Kwaraʼae
Kwaraʼae
Kwaraqae
Fiu
Native to	Solomon Islands
Region	Malaita Island
Native speakers	(32,000 cited 1999)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southeast Solomonic Malaita – San Cristobal Malaita Northern Malaita Kwaraʼae; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kwf
Glottolog	kwar1239

The Kwaraʼae or Kwaraqae language is spoken in the West, Central & Eastern regions of Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands. In 1999, there were 32,400 people known to speak the language. It is the largest indigenous vernacular of the Solomon Islands.

^ Kwaraʼae at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[e18-1] Kwaraʼae at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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Kwaraʼae
Kwaraqae
Fiu
Native to	Solomon Islands
Region	Malaita Island
Native speakers	(32,000 cited 1999)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southeast Solomonic Malaita – San Cristobal Malaita Northern Malaita Kwaraʼae
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kwf`
Glottolog	`kwar1239`