pronounced as /notice/Solomon Islands English is the dialect of English spoken by Solomon Islanders.
Solomon Islands English has many features, especially in the phonology, that show the influence of local languages. It is also influenced by Australian English through the RAMSI program.
Solomon Island English is non-rhotic.
The Letter r tends to be a tap [ɾ] or a trill [r] in Solomon Island English.
The interdental fricatives /θ/ and /ð/ are often realized as [t̪] and [d̪].
pronounced as /[ɪ]/ = pronounced as /[kɪt]/
pronounced as /[ɛ]/ = pronounced as /[dɾɛs]/
pronounced as /[ɑ]/ or pronounced as /[æ]/ = pronounced as /[tɾɑp]/ or pronounced as /[tɾæp]/
pronounced as /[ɔ]/ = pronounced as /[lɔt]/
pronounced as /[ʌ]/ or pronounced as /[ɐ]/ = pronounced as /[stɾʌt]/ or pronounced as /[strɐt]/
pronounced as /[ʊ]/ = pronounced as /[fʊt]/
pronounced as /[i]/ = pronounced as /[flis]/
pronounced as /[e:]/ or pronounced as /[eɪ]/ = pronounced as /[fe:s]/ or pronounced as /[feɪs]/
pronounced as /[ɑː]/ = pronounced as /[pɑ:m]/
pronounced as /[ɔ]/ = pronounced as /[t̪ɔt]/ or pronounced as /[θɔt]/
pronounced as /[o:]/ or pronounced as /[oʊ̯]/ = pronounced as /[go:t]/ or pronounced as /[goʊ̯t]/
pronounced as /[iə̯]/ or pronounced as /[ɪə̯]/ = pronounced as /[niə̯]/ or pronounced as /[nɪə̯]/
pronounced as /[ɛə̯]/ or pronounced as /[ɛɐ̯]/ = pronounced as /[skɛə̯]/ or pronounced as /[skɛɐ̯]/
pronounced as /[ɑː]/ = pronounced as /[stɑ:t]/
pronounced as /[oː]/ = pronounced as /[fo:s]/
pronounced as /[oə̯]/ or pronounced as /[oɐ̯]/ = pronounced as /[ʃoə̯]/ or pronounced as /[ʃoɐ̯]/
pronounced as /[ɑ]/ = pronounced as /[bɑθ]/ or pronounced as /[bɑt̪]/
pronounced as /[əː]/ or pronounced as /[ɐ:]/ = pronounced as /[nə:s]/ or pronounced as /[nɐ:s]/
pronounced as /[u]/ = pronounced as /[gus]/
pronounced as /[ɑɪ̯]/ = pronounced as /[pɾɑɪ̯s]/
pronounced as /[ɔɪ̯]/ = pronounced as /[tʃɔɪ̯s]/
pronounced as /[ɑʊ̯]/ = pronounced as /[mɑʊ̯t̪]/ or pronounced as /[mɑʊ̯θ]/
pronounced as /[i]/ = pronounced as /[ˈhɑp.i]/
pronounced as /[ɐ]/ or pronounced as /[ə]/ = pronounced as /[ˈlɛt.ɐ]/ or pronounced as /[ˈlɛt.ə]/
pronounced as /[ɪ]/ = pronounced as /[ˈho:sɪz]/
pronounced as /[ə]/ or pronounced as /[ɐ]/ = pronounced as /[ˈkɔm.ə]/ or pronounced as /[ˈkɔm.ɐ]/