Gone Dau

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A language of Fiji

ISO 639-3
goo
Alternate Names
Fidji-Inseln, Gonedau
User Population

800 (2017).

Location

Bua province: Dau and Gone islands off western Vanua Levu.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, East Fijian
Dialects

Dialect chain from Gone Dau to Bau (standard) Fijian [fij]. Though speakers learn standard Fijian, it is not inherently intelligible.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gone Dau