Mono

MTE

vigorous

Alternate Names: Alu, Mono-Alu

Dialects: Alu (Alo), Fauro, Mono.

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Western Oceanic

Meso Melanesian

New Ireland

South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic

Mono-Uruava

Demographics: 2,940 (1999 SIL). 660 Mono, 2,270 Alu, 14 Fauro.

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

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

Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands