Lungga

LGA

developing

Alternate Names: Luga, Luqa

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Duke , (Nduke). Ghanongga , and Simbo , related but separate.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
Meso Melanesian
New Ireland
South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic
New Georgia
West

Demographics: 2,770 (1999 SIL).

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

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 2004.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands