Gela

NLG

developing

Alternate Names: Florida Islands, Nggela

Dialects: Central Gela, Gela Pile, Sandfly. Reportedly similar to Lengo , in north Guadalcanal.

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Central-Eastern Oceanic

Southeast Solomonic

Gela-Guadalcanal

Gela

Demographics: 11,900 (1999 SIL).

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

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1923.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands

Other Comments: Christian.