Lengo

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639: lgr
Alternate Names: Doku, Ruavatu, Tadhimboko
Population: 13,800 (1999 SIL). 13,600 Lengo and 160 Ghaimuta.
Location:: North and east central Guadalcanal.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Gela-Guadalcanal, Gela
Dialects: Aola, Paripao, Ghaimuta (Ghua), Lengo.
Language Use: Used by all. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Lengo
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: North and east central Guadalcanal.