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To’abaita

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3: mlu

Population	12,600 (1999 SIL).
Region	North Malaita Island.
Language map	Solomon Islands
Alternate names	Malu, Malu’u, To’ambaita
Dialects	Baelelea [bvc] and Baeggu [bvd] about equally intelligible with To’abaita and Lau [llu].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Malaita-San Cristobal, Malaita, Northern
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. NT: 1923.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO. Hunters; agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1980. "A survey of reading ability among the Toʼabaita speakers of Malaita."  

SIMONS, Linda, author. 1986. "The pronouns of Toʼabaita (Solomon Islands)."

Vernacular Publications

Nga uʼunu ki ʼana toʼolangaʼi la fasi Baebol. 1980.

Thafali lana teʼemai la, etana buka. 1980.

Thafali lana teʼemai la, etana buka. 1980.

Thafali lana teʼemaʼi la, ruana bia ula buka. 1981.

Thafali lana teʼemaʼi la, ruana/ula buka. 1981.