Gela | Ethnologue

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639: nlg
Alternate Names: Florida Islands, Nggela
Autonym: Gela
Population: 11,900 (1999 SIL).
Location:: Central province: Gela and Florida islands, Guadalcanal (immigrants), Savo island.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Gela-Guadalcanal, Gela
Dialects: Sandfly (Mboko ni mbeti), Big Nggela (Central Gela, Nggela Sule), Small Nggela (Nggela Pile). Reportedly similar to Lengo [lgr] in north Guadalcanal.
Typology: SVO; prepositions; dual and trial numbers; articles; 17 consonants and 5 vowels; verb serialization; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.
Language Use: Used by all. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. NT: 1923–2015.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Gela
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Central province: Gela and Florida islands, Guadalcanal (immigrants), Savo island.