Gula'alaa language

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Gula'ala
Kwai
Native to Malaita, Solomon Islands
RegionKwai and Ngongosila islands
Native speakers
1,600 (1999) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 gmb
Glottolog gula1270

The Gula'ala language is spoken just off Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands.

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References

  1. Gula'ala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)