Lengo

LGR

vigorous

Alternate Names: Doku, Ruavatu, Tadhimboko

Dialects: Aola, Ghaimuta (Ghua), Lengo, Paripao.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Southeast Solomonic
Gela-Guadalcanal
Gela

Demographics: 13,800 (1999 SIL). 13,600 Lengo and 160 Ghaimuta.

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

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

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands