Baeggu language
The Baeggu language (also called Baegu or Mbaenggu) is spoken by the indigenous people of the North Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands. In 1999 there were 5,900 people known to speak the language. The language is largely intelligible with Baelelea, To'aba'ita, and Lau.
| Baeggu | |
|---|---|
| Mbaenggu | |
| Native to | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Malaita Island |
Native speakers | 5,900 (1999)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bvd |
| Glottolog | baeg1237[2] |
See also
References
- Baeggu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Baeggu". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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