Iamalele | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: yml
Alternate Names: Yamalele
Autonym: Vona Ubuvala
Population: 3,480 (2000 census).
Location:: Milne Bay province: Bwaidoka district, west Fergusson island.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Bwaidoga
Dialects: Didigavu, Gwabegwabe, Masimasi, Central Yamalele, Southern Yamalele. Lexical similarity: 64% with Koluwawa [klx] (most similar).
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Also use Bwaidoka [bwd]. Also use Dobu [dob]. Used as L2 by Koluwawa [klx], Minaveha [mvn].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. NT: 1984–1999.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Iamalele
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Milne Bay province: Bwaidoka district, west Fergusson island.