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Äiwoo Literacy Teacher Training

Recognizing the need for Äiwoo speakers to learn to read and write their own language, the Mikilinuäve Äiwoo Translation Ministry recently held a teacher training workshop in Ngâmane Village.

31 Mar 2025

Education
International Mother Language Day celebrated
Organizations working to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity, and multilingualism in the country acknowledges the hosting of the International Mother Language Day yesterday.
22 Feb 2024
Culture
Gari People Launched their History Book, “The Gari Stori: Footprints in Sand and Time”
Gari people in West Guadalcanal launched their first ever history book at Wanderer Bay, West Guadalcanal last weekend. The book was written by Father Kerry Prendville and launched by Vicar General from the Holy Cross Cathedral, Father John Galvin.
4 Nov 2021
Choiseul Province
CHIEF TELLS VILLAGERS TO ACT VIGOROUSLY AND SAVE DYING LANGUAGE
Chief Edison Biliki of Susuka village, Choiseul Province is appealing to all native Ririo tribes not to sit and watch while their mother tongue, the Ririo language becomes extinct.
11 Sept 2014
Government
SOLS IMD CELEBRATIONS STARTS TODAY, ENDS 18TH MAY
The Solomon Islands National Museum is celebrating International Museum Day, IMD, today. This year’s International Museum Day program will run from today to 18 May 2014 to mark this annual event which is normally celebrated on 18 May by thousands of museums across the world.
16 May 2014
International Annual Events/Days
S.S.E.C EDUCATION DIRECTOR SAYS LANGUAGE IS TREASURE
The South Seas Evangelical Church Education Director, Joash Manepuri has said there is so much treasure in our local languages that needs to exploration. Mr Manepuri made the statement while speaking at the International Mother Language Day marked in Honiara last week.
17 Mar 2014
Top Headlines
LANGUAGE DICTIONARY WORKSHOP IN ITS 2nd WK
The second and final week for the Malango language dictionary development workshop in Belaha has started. Last week an average of more than twenty community members participated each day in the word-gathering exercise.
25 Feb 2014