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Saliba

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: sbe

Population	2,500 (2007 Oetzel), increasing.
Region	Milne Bay Province, China Strait, Sariba and Rogeia islands, mainland areas across from Rogeia Island.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 814
Dialects	Saliba, Logeya. Distinct from Suau [swp].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, Suauic
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use English, Tok Pisin [tpi], or Suau.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 87%. Taught in primary schools. Grammar.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Copra production; fishermen. Christian, a few Baha’i families.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

OETZEL, Rainer; OETZEL, Sabine, compilers. 2004. Saliba Organised Phonology Data.  

Vernacular Publications

Kasiyebwa hesau hesana ede EIDI. 2006.

Pilipilidai yo wasa yo kulikuli udoi udoi Story Writing Competition bolimai 2003 unai se kulidi wa = Legends, true stories, and different other kinds of texts that were written in the story writing co. 2005.