Galela

GBI

developing

Dialects: Kadai, Kadina, Morotai, Sopi. Laba , may be a dialect. 65% intelligibility of Loloda ,, Loloda 85% of Galela.

Genealogy:

West Papuan
North Halmahera
Galela-Loloda

Demographics: 79,000 (1990 SIL). 41,000 Kadai, 10,000 Kadina, 24,000 Morotai, and 4,000 Sopi.

Language Use: Vigorous. Also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2002.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian, Muslim.