ɪɾ ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz mˈæɹɐmˌæsaɪk ˈæftɚ ðə mˈæɹɐmˌæsaɪk pˈæsɪdʒ ðæt sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪts mælˈeɪɾə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz tˈuː mˈeɪn ˈaɪləndz, wˌɛɹ mˈæsaɪk mˈiːnz lˈɪɾəl, mˈɑːɹɹə mˈɑːsˈɪki lˈɪɾɚɹəli "lˈɪɾəl mˈɑːlə slˈæʃ mˈɑːɹɹə" tʊ tˈoʊloʊ pˈiːpəl hˌuː duːnˌɑːt hæv ðə sˈaʊnd ˈɛl ɪn ðɛɹ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˈɛɹiə, oːɹˈɑːhə, ænd ˈɑːloʊhə, ænd ɪz jˈuːzd pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ɪnðə sˈʌðɚn pˈɑːɹt ʌv mælˈeɪɾə ˈaɪlənd wɪðˌɪn ðə mælˈeɪɾə pɹˈɑːvɪns.
It is also known as  Maramasike (after the Maramasike Passage that separates Malaita Province's two main islands, where masike means 'little'), Mara Ma-Siki (literally "Little Mala/Mara" [to 'Tolo' people who do not have the sound [l] in their language], after the area), Oraha, and Oloha, and is used primarily in the southern part of Malaita Island within the Malaita Province.