Babatana language

Babatana, also spelled Mbambatana, is the principal indigenous language of Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands. Although native to the South Choiseul coastline area between Sepa and the Manggo Bay area, the use of this language has spread across much of Choiseul Island and it is generally understood, much like Solomon Islands Pijin, across the province as a second or third language.

Babatana
East Choiseul
Native toSolomon Islands
Native speakers
(7,100 cited 1999)
Austronesian
  • Malayo-Polynesian
    • Oceanic
      • Western
        • Meso-Melanesian
          • Northwest Solomonic
            • Choiseul
              • Babatana
Dialects
  • Sisingga (Sisiqa)
Language codes
ISO 639-3baa
Glottologsout3208
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