Duke language
| Nduke | |
|---|---|
| Duke | |
| Native to | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Kolombangara island |
Native speakers | (2,300 cited 1999) |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nke |
| Glottolog | duke1237 |
Duke (Nduke, pronounced N-doo-kay) is an Oceanic language now spoken by about 3,000 people on Kolombangara island, Solomon Islands. Duke is an exonymic name (not used by speakers themselves). Endonymic names (used by the speakers themselves) are Dughore (Ndughore) and Kolei. Dughore is also a name for an area in southwest Kolombangara, Kolei is the general bilateral address term specific to Nduke. A more recent alternative name is 'Kolombangara' (after the name of the island).