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MRN ISO 639-3

Cheke Holo

Cheke Holo, Holo Autonym

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
A’ara, Cheke Tahati, Kubonitu
Autonym
Cheke Holo, Holo
Population
10,800 (1999 SIL), increasing. 1,500 monolinguals.
Location:
Isabel province: central Santa Isabel island, on Maringe side, Gnulahaghe village southeast to Kuma’ihaui; Kia district, Hograno coast villages; Gao-Bughotu region, scattered villages.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Santa Isabel, East
Dialects
Maringe (Maringhe), Hograno (Hogirano).
Typology
SVO; prepositions; gender in third person singular; dual and trial numbers; no articles; aspect markers; 2 tenses (past, non-past; causative prefix; 31 consonant and 5 vowels; stress on the penultimate syllable; non-tonal; inclusive/exclusive possession; alienable/inalienable pronouns.
Language Use
Vigorous. Literature could be used by Blablanga and Gao, Kokota, and Zazao. Home, work, church, commerce, kindergartens. Positive attitudes. Others recognize it and Bughotu [bgt] as the major languages of the island. Also use Bughotu [bgt]. Also use Pijin [pis] (Boswell 2018). Used as L2 by Blablanga [blp], Gao [gga], Kokota [kkk], Zabana [kji], Zazao [jaj].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 30%–35%. 5,500 can read and write. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1993.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Cheke Holo
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Christian.

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Location: Isabel province: central Santa Isabel island, on Maringe side, Gnulahaghe village southeast to Kuma’ihaui; Kia district, Hograno coast villages; Gao-Bughotu region, scattered villages.