Zazao is an Oceanic language spoken in the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

. Its speakers live on

Santa Isabel Island Santa Isabel (also known as Isabel, Ysabel and Mahaga) is the largest island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split ...

. It is classified as “critically endangered” by the

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, because its speakers usually speak the

Cheke Holo language Cheke Holo (also called Maringe or Mariŋe, A’ara, Holo, Kubonitu) is an Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands. Its speakers live on Santa Isabel Island. Phonology The phonology Phonology (formerly also phonemics or phonematic ...

or the

Zabana language Zabana is an Oceanic language spoken almost exclusively in the Kia district on the northern part of Santa Isabel Island in the Solomon Islands. Zabana is considered a developing language (Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale – EGIDS ...

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Critically endangered languages Endangered Austronesian languages Endangered languages of Oceania Languages of the Solomon Islands Ysabel languages {{Solomons-stub