Gedaged | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: gdd
Alternate Names: Bel, Graged, Mitebog, Ragetta, Rio, Sek, Siar, Siar-Ragetta, Szeak-Bagili, Tiara
Autonym: Gedaged
Population: 6,950 (2003 SIL).
Location:: Madang province: Bagabag, Karkar, Sek, and Yabob islands, Astrolabe bay, Madang coastal villages area.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Bel, Nuclear Bel, Northern
Language Use: Used as L2 by Awad Bing [bcu], Matukar Panau [mjk], Ngaing [nnf], Nobonob [gaw], Siroi [ssd], Wagi [fad], Yote [wab].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–100%. Dictionary. NT: 1960.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Gedaged
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Madang province: Bagabag, Karkar, Sek, and Yabob islands, Astrolabe bay, Madang coastal villages area.