Diodio
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 2,180 (2000). 20% monolingual. |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, Goodenough Island west coast. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 781 |
| Dialects | Iauiaula, Utalo, Awale, Central Diodio. Lexical similarity: 66% with Bwaidoka [bwd] (most similar). |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Bwaidoga |
| Language use | All domains. Also use Bwaidoka. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: High. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
KASSELL, Alison; LAMBRECHT, Philip, authors. 2012. "A Sociolinguistic Profile of the West and North Goodenough Groups."
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