Edolo

ETR

developing

Alternate Names: Edolo Ado, Etolo, Etoro

Dialects: Eastern Edolo, Western Edolo. Lexical similarity: 38% with Beami ,.

Genealogy:

Trans-New Guinea
Bosavi

Demographics: 1,670 (2000 census). 1,000 monolinguals.

Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Beami [beo], Huli [hui], Onobasulu [onn]. Used as L2 by Onobasulu [onn].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 15%–20%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1997–2010.

Typology: SOV; (C)V(V).

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Christian.