Native speakers 12,000 (1999) Glottolog ghar1239 | ISO 639-3 gri | |
Language family AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicSoutheast SolomonicGela–GuadalcanalGuadalcanalGhari Dialects 7,100 Ghari3,000 Ndi (Vaturanga)950 Gae (Nggae, Qae)550 Tandai-Nggaria (Tanaghai)490 NginiaGeri (Nggeri) | ||
Ghari (also known as Gari, Tangarare, Sughu, and West Guadalcanal) is an Oceanic language spoken on Guadalcanal island of the Solomon Islands.
The Vaturanga dialect has been used extensively in missionary and liturgical translations, leading linguist Arthur Capell to describe it as a mission/ecclesiastical language.
References
Ghari language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA