BLB ISO 639-3
Bilua
Bilua Autonym
A language of Solomon Islands
- ISO 639
- blb
- Alternate Names
- Mbilua, Vella Lavella
- Autonym
- Bilua
- Population
- 9,000 (Obata 2003).
- Location:
- Western province: Vella Lavella island.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Central Solomons
- Language Use
- Used by all. All also use Pijin [pis] (Obata 2003). Some also use Roviana [rug], especially older adults (Obata 2003). Also use English [eng].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. NT: 1995.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Bilua
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Western province: Vella Lavella island.
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