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Solomon Islands English is thedialect of English spoken bySolomon Islanders.
Solomon Islands English has many features, especially in thephonology, that show the influence of local languages. It is also influenced byAustralian English through theRAMSI program.
Solomon Island English is non-rhotic.
The Letter r tends to be a tap [ɾ] or atrill [r] in Solomon Island English.
The interdentalfricatives /θ/ and /ð/ are often realized as [t̪] and [d̪].
KIT:[ɪ] =[kɪt]
DRESS:[ɛ] =[dɾɛs]
TRAP:[ɑ] or[æ] =[tɾɑp] or[tɾæp]
LOT:[ɔ] =[lɔt]
STRUT:[ʌ] or[ɐ] =[stɾʌt] or[strɐt]
FOOT:[ʊ] =[fʊt]
FLEECE:[i] =[flis]
FACE:[e:] or[eɪ] =[fe:s] or[feɪs]
PALM:[ɑː] =[pɑ:m]
THOUGHT:[ɔ] =[t̪ɔt] or[θɔt]
GOAT:[o:] or[oʊ̯] =[go:t] or[goʊ̯t]
NEAR:[iə̯] or[ɪə̯] =[niə̯] or[nɪə̯]
SQUARE:[ɛə̯] or[ɛɐ̯] =[skɛə̯] or[skɛɐ̯][[[Wikipedia:Cleanup|really without[w]?]]]
START:[ɑː] =[stɑ:t]
FORCE:[oː] =[fo:s]
SURE:[oə̯] or[oɐ̯] =[ʃoə̯] or[ʃoɐ̯]
BATH:[ɑ] =[bɑθ] or[bɑt̪]
NURSE:[əː] or[ɐ:] =[nə:s] or[nɐ:s]
GOOSE:[u] =[gus]
PRICE:[ɑɪ̯] =[pɾɑɪ̯s]
CHOICE:[ɔɪ̯] =[tʃɔɪ̯s]
MOUTH:[ɑʊ̯] =[mɑʊ̯t̪] or[mɑʊ̯θ]
HAPPY:[i] =[ˈhɑp.i]
LETTER:[ɐ] or[ə] =[ˈlɛt.ɐ] or[ˈlɛt.ə]
HORSES:[ɪ] =[ˈho:sɪz]
COMMA:[ə] or[ɐ] =[ˈkɔm.ə] or[ˈkɔm.ɐ]
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