Ghari

GRI

developing

Alternate Names: Gari, Sughu, Tangarare, West Guadalcanal

Dialects: Gae (Nggae, Qae), Geri (Nggeri), Ghari, Ndi (Vaturanga), Nginia, Tandai-Nggaria (Tanaghai).

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Central-Eastern Oceanic

Southeast Solomonic

Gela-Guadalcanal

Guadalcanal

Demographics: 12,100 (1999 SIL). 7,110 Ghari, 950 Gae, 3,020 Ndi, 490 Nginia, 550 Tandai-Nggaria.

Language Use: All ages. Also use English [eng].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1998.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands