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Rennell-Bellona

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3: mnv

Population	4,390 (1999 SIL).
Region	Central Solomons, Rennell and Bellona Islands.
Language map	Solomon Islands
Alternate names	Rennell, Rennellese, Rennellese-Bellonese
Dialects	Munggava (Rennell, Mugaba), Mungiki (Mugiki, Bellonese, Bellona).
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Futunic
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. NT: 1994.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	VSO.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DAAMS, Nicolaas, author. 1982. A practical writing system for the language of Rennell and Bellona.

DAAMS, Nicolaas, author. 1984. A contrastive grammar for mother-tongue translators.

Vernacular Publications

Na a'aki a mugaba-mugiki. 1981.