Simbo language

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Simbo
Native to Solomon Islands
Region Simbo
Native speakers
2,700 (1999) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 sbb
Glottolog simb1256

Simbo is an Oceanic language spoken by about 2,700 people on Simbo, Solomon Islands.

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References

  1. Simbo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)