Bughotu language

Bughotu
Native to	Central Solomon Islands
Region	Santa Isabel Island, Furona Island
Native speakers	4,100 (1999)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southeast Solomonic Gela–Guadalcanal Gela Bughotu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bgt`
Glottolog	`bugh1239`^[2]

Bughotu (also spelled Bugotu) is an Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands. Its speakers live on Santa Isabel Island and on the small neighboring Furona Island.

References

↑ Bughotu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Bughotu". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

External links

Na Tarai Nidia Mara Na Tano Ma Na Mavitu Nagogna na Vanatabu Form of Preparation of Priest and Server at the Foot of the Altar in Bugotu (1951)
Old Testament portions in the Bugotu language (1905)

Languages of the Solomon Islands

Official language

English

Indigenous
languages

Northwest Solomonic	Babatana Blablanga Cheke Holo Duke Gao Ghanongga Hoava Kazukuru Kokota Kusaghe Laghu Lungga Marovo Mono Ririo Roviana Simbo Ughele Vaghua Vangunu Varisi Zabana Zazao

Southeast Solomonic	'Are'are Arosi Baeggu Baelelea Bauro Birao Bughotu Dori'o Fagani Fataleka Gela Ghari Gula'alaa Kahua Kwaio Kwara'ae Lau Lengo Longgu Malango Oroha Owa Sa'a Talise To’abaita Wala

Micronesian	Gilbertese

Papuan	Bilua Lavukaleve Savosavo Touo

Polynesian	Anuta Luangiua Rennellese Sikaiana Tikopia Vaeakau-Taumako

Temotu	Amba Asubuo Äiwoo Lovono Nanggu Natügu Tanema Tanimbili Teanu

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