Alternate Names: Fiu
Genealogy:
Demographics: 32,400 (1999 SIL).
Language Use: Largest indigenous vernacular in the Solomons. All ages. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Fataleka [far].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1961–2003.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands