Solomon Islands Languages

Description
While English is the official language of the Solomon Islands, 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. The different languages are spoken in the following areas: List of the Solomon Islands languages
 * Western Oceanic languages - the central islands
 * Polynesian languages - Rennell and Bellona to the south
 * Tikopia, Anuta and Fatutaka - the far east
 * Sikaiana - the north east
 * Luaniua - the north
 * Oceanic language - The immigrant population of Gilbertese (I-Kiribati)