Baelelea

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A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
bvc
Alternate Names
Mbaelelea
Population

8,800 (1999 SIL).

Location

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

Baelelea and Baeggu [bvd] almost equal intelligibility of To’abaita [mlu] and Lau [llu].

Typology

SVO

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Baelelea