Gula’alaa

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639: gmb
Alternate Names: Kwai, Ngongosila
Population: 1,570 (1999 SIL).
Location:: Malaita province: Kwai, east Kwara’ae, and Ngongosila islands.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
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. May be intelligible of Lau [llu] or Kwara’ae [kwf]. Lexical similarity: 85% with Lau [llu] and Kwara’ae [kwf].
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Used by all.
Language Development: Texts.

Location: Malaita province: Kwai, east Kwara’ae, and Ngongosila islands.