To’abaita

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A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
mlu
Alternate Names
Malu, Malu’u, North Malaita, To’aba’ita, To’ambaita, Toabaita
Autonym
Toqabaqita
User Population

12,600 (1999 SIL).

Location

Malaita province: north Malaita island.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Malaita-San Cristobal, Malaita, Northern
Dialects

None known. Baelelea [bvc] and Baeggu [bvd] about equally intelligible of To’abaita and Lau [llu].

Typology

SVO;17 consonants and 5 vowels.

Language Use

Home, community. Used by all. Most also use Pijin [pis] (Lichtenberk 2008). Many also use English [eng] (Lichtenberk 2008).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1923.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about To’abaita
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.