Nalögo

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Nalrgo, Nea, Southern Santa Cruz

Population

1,620 (2007 census), increasing.

Location

Temotu Province, south Santa Cruz island, Nea, Nooli, and Bibö villages.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

End of a dialect chain not mutually intelligible of its sister language Natügu [ntu] at the other end.

Typology

VSO

Language Use

Vital language. Home, village life. All ages. Increasingly positive attitudes. Most also use Pijin [pis].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25–40%. Interest in vernacular increasing. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Bible portions.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.