Marovo | Ethnologue

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639: mvo
Autonym: Marovo
Population: 8,090 (1999 SIL).
Location:: Western province: south New Georgia island, Marovo lagoon, Nggatokae, and Vangunu islands.
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, New Georgia, East
Language Use: Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Duke [nke], Hoava [hoa], Touo [tqu], Vangunu [mpr].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. Bible: 1956.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Marovo
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Western province: south New Georgia island, Marovo lagoon, Nggatokae, and Vangunu islands.