Ghari

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A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
gri
Alternate Names
Gari, Sughu, Sugu, Tangarare, West Guadalcanal
User Population

12,100 (1999 SIL). 7,110 Ghari, 950 Gae, 3,020 Ndi, 490 Nginia, 550 Tandai-Nggaria.

Location

Guadalcanal province: Guadalcanal, west, northwest, and north central coast.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Gela-Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal
Dialects

Gae (Nggae, Qae), Geri (Nggeri), Ndi (Vaturanga), Nginia, Tandai-Nggaria (Tanaghai), Ghari.

Language Use

Used by all. Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible: 1998.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ghari
Writing

Latin script [Latn].