Yaleba

YLB

vigorous

Alternate Names: Aisana

Dialects: Gamadoudou, Sileba. Reportedly similar to Wagawaga ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
Papuan Tip
Nuclear
Suauic

Demographics: 1,330 (2005 SIL). Only 25 Sileba dialect speakers.

Language Use: Vigorous. People in Gwaugulina village shifting to Suau [swp].

Language Development: Taught in primary schools.

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea