Baelelea

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639: bvc
Alternate Names: Mbaelelea
Population: 8,800 (1999 SIL).
Location:: Malaita province: north Malaita island.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Malaita-San Cristobal, Malaita, Northern
Dialects: None known. Baelelea and Baeggu [bvd] almost equal intelligibility of To’abaita [mlu] and Lau [llu].
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Used by all. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Baelelea
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Malaita province: north Malaita island.