Native speakers 5,900 (1999) Glottolog baeg1237 | Region Malaita Island ISO 639-3 bvd | |
Language family AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicSoutheast SolomonicMalaita – San CristobalMalaitaNorthern MalaitaBaeggu |
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.
References
Baeggu language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA