Gela
A language of Solomon Islands
| Population | 11,900 (1999 SIL). |
| Region | Central Solomons, Gela, Florida Islands, Guadalcanal (immigrants), Savo Islands. |
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Solomon Islands |
| Alternate names | Florida Islands, Nggela |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Gela-Guadalcanal, Gela |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1923. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Similar to Lengo [lgr] in north Guadalcanal. Agriculturalists: root vegetables, coconut; fishermen; copra production. Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
PALMER, Bill, author. 2008. "Passive possession in Oceanic."
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