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Yele

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: yle

Population	3,750 (1998 Rossel Health Centres). 400 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 3,750 (1998).
Region	Milne Bay Province, Misima District, Rossel Island at Calvados chain east end; 500 in Port Moresby and Alotau.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 821
Alternate names	Rossel, Yela, Yelejong, Yeletnye, Yelidnye
Dialects	Daminyu, Bou, Wulanga, Jinjo, Abaletti, Jaru. Lexical similarity: 8% with Daga [dgz] (most similar).
Classification	Yele-West New Britain, Yele
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use English or Misima-Paneati [mpx].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 29%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. 1,100 can read it, 450 can write it. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1987.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV; postpositions. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HEALEY, Alan, editor. 1974. Three studies in languages of eastern Papua.

HENDERSON, Anne; HENDERSON, James E., authors. 1980. Yele (Milne Bay Province).

HENDERSON, Anne; HENDERSON, James E., compilers. 1987. Rossel language, Milne Bay Province: Rossel to English, English to Rossel.

HENDERSON, James E., author. 1974. "Rossel Island (Yeletnye)."

HENDERSON, James E., author. 1995. Phonology and grammar of Yele, Papua New Guinea.

HENDERSON, Jim, author. 1992. Yele Organised Phonology Data.  

MCELHANON, Kenneth A., editor. 1974. Legends from Papua New Guinea.

Vernacular Publications

Ndiye u pweepwee dm:i. 1978.