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NLZ ISO 639-3

Nalögo

Nalögo Autonym

A language of Solomon Islands

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Nalrgo, Nea, Southern Santa Cruz
Nalögo
1,620 (2007 census), increasing.
Temotu province: south Santa Cruz island, Bibö, Nea, and Nooli villages.
5 (Developing).
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Temotu, Reefs-Santa Cruz
End of a dialect chain not mutually intelligible of its sister language Natügu [ntu] at the other end.
VSO.
Vital language. Home, village life. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Pijin [pis]. Used as L2 by Engdewu [ngr].
Literacy rate in L1: 15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25–40%. Interest in vernacular increasing. Taught in primary and secondary schools.
OLAC resources in and about Nalögo
Latin script [Latn].
Location: Temotu province: south Santa Cruz island, Bibö, Nea, and Nooli villages.