MLU ISO 639-3
To’abaita
Toqabaqita Autonym
A language of Solomon Islands
- ISO 639
- mlu
- Alternate Names
- Malu, Malu’u, North Malaita, To’aba’ita, To’ambaita, Toabaita
- Autonym
- Toqabaqita
- Population
- 12,600 (1999 SIL).
- Location:
- Malaita province: north Malaita island.
- 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. Baelelea [bvc] and Baeggu [bvd] about equally intelligible of To’abaita and Lau [llu].
- Typology
- SVO;17 consonants and 5 vowels.
- Language Use
- Home, community. Used by all. Most also use Pijin [pis] (Lichtenberk 2008). Many also use English [eng] (Lichtenberk 2008).
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1923.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about To’abaita
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Malaita province: north Malaita island.
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