Bilua language
| Bilua | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Vella Lavella Island, Western Province |
Native speakers | (8,700 cited 1999) |
Central Solomon
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | blb |
| Glottolog | bilu1245 |
| ELP | Bilua |
Bilua is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
7°55′S 156°40′E / 7.92°S 156.66°EBilua (also known as Mbilua or Vella Lavella) is the most populous Papuan language spoken in the Solomon Islands. It is a Central Solomon language spoken by about 9,000 people on the island of Vella Lavella. It is one of the four Papuan non-Austronesian languages spoken in the Solomon Islands.