▁of ▁these ▁people ▁speak ▁R enn ell ese . ▁N atives ▁who ▁currently ▁live ▁there ▁refer ▁to ▁themselves ▁as ▁M ung iki ▁for ▁the ▁Bell ona ▁Islands ▁and ▁M ug aba ▁for ▁the ▁R enn ell ▁Islands , ▁and ▁among ▁the ▁younger ▁generation ▁A va iki ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁reference ▁both . ▁Eth nic ▁groups ▁in ▁these ▁islands ▁are ▁very ▁w ides p read ▁and ▁distinct ▁( Em ber , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ). ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁R enn ell ▁and ▁Bell ona ▁Islands ▁live ▁in ▁small ▁village ▁communities , ▁with ▁each ▁group ▁having ▁its ▁own ▁culture , ▁and ▁religious ▁practices ▁( Le vin son , ▁ 2 8 4 - 2 8 5 ). ▁As ▁for ▁government ▁issues , ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁is ▁divided , ▁the ▁islands ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁( prim arily ▁B oug ain ville ▁and ▁Bu ka ) ▁belonging ▁to ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Sol om ons ▁are ▁their ▁own ▁independent ▁government . ▁Even ▁the ▁R enn ell ▁and ▁Bell ona ▁Islands ▁alone ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁provincial ▁government ▁known ▁as ▁R EN - B EL , ▁the ▁recogn izes ▁R enn ell ese / B ell on ese ▁as ▁its ▁own ▁language . ▁ ▁Ph on ology ▁ ▁Cons on ants ▁The ▁con son ants ▁of ▁R enn ell ese ▁consist ▁of ▁ ▁/ H , ▁K , ▁L , ▁M , ▁N , ▁P , ▁S , ▁T , ▁V , ▁N G ,