Gela

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A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
nlg
Alternate Names
Florida Islands, Nggela
Autonym
Gela
User Population

11,900 (1999 SIL).

Location

Central province: Gela and Florida islands, Guadalcanal (immigrants), Savo island.

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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, Gela
Dialects

Sandfly (Mboko ni mbeti), Big Nggela (Central Gela, Nggela Sule), Small Nggela (Nggela Pile). Reportedly similar to Lengo [lgr] in north Guadalcanal.

Typology

SVO; prepositions; dual and trial numbers; articles; 17 consonants and 5 vowels; verb serialization; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.

Language Use

Used by all. Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. NT: 1923–2015.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gela
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.