Galeya
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 3,410 (2000). 30% monolingual. |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, northeast coast, Fergusson Island. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 790 |
| Alternate names | Garea |
| Dialects | Wadalei, Gameta, Urua, Basima, Sebutuia, Garea (Galeya). Lexical similarity: 61% with Boselewa [bwf] (most similar). Galeya and Basima dialects have 80% lexical similarity. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Dobu-Duau |
| Language use | Also use Dobu [dob]. |
| Comments | Less than half of children are in school. Christian, traditional religion. |
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