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Roviana is a
member of the
North West
Solomonic branch of
Oceanic languages. It is
spoken around Roviana and
Vonavona lagoons at the
north central New...
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speakers of
Kazukuru gradually merged with the
Roviana people from the
sixteenth century onward and
adopted Roviana as
their language.
Kazukuru was last recorded...
- the 15th and 17th
centuries Roviana people moved over to
smaller barrier islands at New
Georgia with a hub in Nusa
Roviana.
Through trade and headhunting...
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exchange with
neighbouring island language areas of
Vella Lavella,
Simbo and
Roviana was
strong in the
latter 19th century,
possibly leading to some language...
- The
Roviana rail (Hypotaenidia rovianae) is a
species of bird in the
family Rallidae. It is
endemic to the
Western Province (Solomon Islands). Its natural...
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Names for
local fauna are
similar to but
still much
distinct from
those in
Roviana (and
presumably other New
Georgia languages).
Vowel length is also distinctive...
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century AD), Nusa
Roviana fortress and
shrines (14th – 19th century),
Vonavona Skull island – all in
Western province. Nusa
Roviana fortress, shrines...
- 1000–1500
throughout the islands, one of the most
prominent examples being the
Roviana cultural complex centred on the
islands off the
southern coast of New Georgia...
- 0.5567 Shortland Is, Treasury Is
Ririo rri 79 0.0132
Choiseul Province Roviana rug 9,871 1.6468 New
Georgia Babatana baa 5,600 0.9342
Choiseul Province...
- (called
Munda Point) of the
western end of New Georgia, and the
large Roviana Lagoon is just offs****.
Munda Point was
originally the site of a coconut...
