what language is spoken on this island?
English and Solomons Pijin.
Solomon Islands
English is the official language, only 1–2% of the population are able to communicate fluently in English. However, an English creole, Solomons Pijin,
what is 'actions along the matanikau'? Two engagements between forces during the Guadalcanal campaign. who were the two forces? United State and forces of Imperial Japan. what was the campaign about? The United States wanted to neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul while also supporting the Allied New Guinea campaign. where did the engagement between the forces take place? Around the Matanikau river. where is this river located? In Solomon Islands. did any major war take place on this island? It was a scene of several major battles of the world War II. what is the climate like there? An extremely humid ocean-equatorial climate.
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Solomon Islands [SEP] Languages
While English is the official language, only 1–2% of the population are able to communicate fluently in English. However, an English creole, Solomons Pijin, is a "de facto" lingua franca of the country spoken by the majority of the population, along with local tribal languages. Pijin is closely related to Tok Pisin spoken in Papua New Guinea. The number of local languages listed for Solomon Islands is 74, of which 70 are living languages and 4 are extinct, according to "Ethnologue, Languages of the World". Western Oceanic languages (predominantly of the Southeast Solomonic group) are spoken on the central islands.