Rennell-Bellona

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A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
mnv
Alternate Names
Rennell, Rennellese, Rennellese-Bellonese
Population

4,390 (1999 SIL).

Location

Central Solomons, Rennell and Bellona islands.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Futunic
Dialects

Munggava (Mugaba, Rennell), Mungiki (Bellona, Bellonese, Mugiki).

Typology

VSO

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. NT: 1994.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Rennell-Bellona
Writing
Latin script.