Alternate Names: Bugota, Bugoto, Bugotu, Mahaga, Mbughotu
Dialects: Hageulu, Vulava. Reportedly similar to Gela , and Gao ,. Related to vernaculars on Guadalcanal.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 4,050 (1999 SIL).
Language Use: Home, village, church. All ages. Except for Gao [gga], other Santa Isabel language speakers cannot communicate with Bughotu except through Pijin [pis]. Different from other languages of Santa Isabel. Other Santa Isabel language speakers cannot communicate with Bughotu except through Pijin [pis]. Used as L2 by Cheke Holo [mrn], Gao [gga].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1914–2009.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands