Gedaged

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
gdd
Alternate Names
Bel, Graged, Mitebog, Ragetta, Rio, Sek, Siar, Siar-Ragetta, Szeak-Bagili, Tiara
Autonym
Gedaged
User Population

6,950 (2003 SIL).

Location

Madang province: Bagabag, Karkar, Sek, and Yabob islands, Astrolabe bay, Madang coastal villages area.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Bel, Nuclear Bel, Northern
Language Use

Used as L2 by Awad Bing [bcu], Matukar Panau [mjk], Ngaing [nnf], Nobonob [gaw], Siroi [ssd], Wagi [fad], Yote [wab].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–100%. Dictionary. NT: 1960.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gedaged
Writing

Latin script [Latn].