Bilua language
Papuan language spoken in Solomon Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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7.92°S 156.66°E / -7.92; 156.66Bilua (also known as Mbilua or Vella Lavella)[2] is the most populous Papuan language spoken in the Solomon Islands.[3] It is a Central Solomon language spoken by about 9,000 people on the island of Vella Lavella. It is one of the four Papuan non-Austronesian languages spoken in the Solomon Islands.[4]
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Bilua | |
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Native to | Solomon Islands |
Region | Vella Lavella Island, Western Province |
Native speakers | (8,700 cited 1999)[1] |
Central Solomon
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | blb |
Glottolog | bilu1245 |
ELP | Bilua |
Bilua is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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