Baeggu language

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Baeggu
Mbaenggu
Native toSolomon Islands
RegionMalaita Island
Native speakers
(5,900 cited 1999)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bvd
Glottologbaeg1237

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Baeggu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)