Bilua

Print

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
blb
Alternate Names
Mbilua, Vella Lavella
Population

8,740 (1999 SIL).

Location

Western Province, Vella Lavella island.

Language Maps
Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Central Solomons
Language Use

L2 users exist.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1995.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bilua
Writing
Latin script.