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Molima

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: mox

Population	4,010 (2000 census), increasing.
Region	Milne Bay Province, ’Esa’ala District, west Fergusson Island, Salakahadil, Ebadidi, and Ni’ubuo area inland villages, central west coast (Fagululu), central south coast (Molima).
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 797
Alternate names	Ebadidi, Fagululu, Morima, Salakahadi
Dialects	Tola’ai, Ai’alu, Tosila’ai. Tola’ai most prominant; Ai’alu mainly spoken in Fagululu; Tosila’ai is from remote mountains and shifting to Tola’ai. Lexical similarity: 56% with Dobu [dob].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Bwaidoga
Language use	Home, religion, education. Positive attitude. Also use Dobu [dob].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 15%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–30%. Taught in primary schools. Bible portions: 1996–2007.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Molima refers to the south coast, but sometimes to the whole area; Ebadidi, Salakahadi, Ni’ubuo and Fagululu refer to local areas. Swidden agriculturalists; hunters; gatherers; fishermen. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2002. Molima Organised Phonology Data.  

ENGKVIST, Helena, author. 2009. Causatives and other verbal prefixes in Molima.  

Vernacular Publications

Buki veluluʼuya. 2002.