Bughotu
A language of Solomon Islands
| Population | 4,050 (1999 SIL). |
| Region | Santa Isabel Island, southeast end from Suma to Horara; Furona Island off Kia District northwest coast. |
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| Alternate names | Bugota, Bugoto, Bugotu, Mahaga, Mbughotu |
| Dialects | Hageulu, Vulava. Similar to Gela [nlg] and Gao [gga]. Related to vernaculars on Guadalcanal. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Gela-Guadalcanal, Bughotu |
| Language use | Trade language. Home, village, church. Different from other languages of Santa Isabel. Except for Gao, other Santa Isabel Language speakers cannot communicate with Bughotu except through Pijin [pis]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1914–1934. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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