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ALSO KNOWN AS		Gema, Goi
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Meso Melanesian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		blp
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Information from: “Personal Communication” . Rados Voica (2014)

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~2,000
Native speakers worldwide

DOMAINS OF USE
TRANSMISSION
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT: No government support
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: No institutional support
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Blablanga speakers seem to be gradually shifting not to Pijin, but to another indigenous language, Cheke Holo, the major trade language of Santa Isabel, in which the majority of Blablanga speakers are reported to be bilingual. They use it for communication with neighbouring communities in most spheres of activity, except for education, where Pijin and English are imposed.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,770
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (1999).

PLACES: Solomon Islands;

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
600
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,772
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,800
Native speakers worldwide

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
600
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1990

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Speakers are bilingual in Cheke Holo (Maringhe), putting pressure on Blablanga.
More on Orthography: No literacy in language

PLACES: Solomon Islands

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northeastern and southwestern coast of the southern central part of Santa Isabel Island

16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	1,770		1000-9999	Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (1999).					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Solomon Islands;
3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub	600		100-999						Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					-8.206,159.4638
	2007	"Documentation of Blablanga, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands" HRELP Abstract						http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=122	Voica, Radu	Voica, Radu. 2007. ""Documentation of Blablanga, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands" HRELP Abstract." Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=122.		1,800		1000-9999		Pijin: Solomon Islands variety of Melanesian Pidgin				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands
	2014	Personal Communication							Rados Voica	Rados Voica. 2014. "Personal Communication."		~2,000		1000-9999		Cheke Holo, Pijin	No government support	Blablanga speakers seem to be gradually shifting not to Pijin, but to another indigenous language, Cheke Holo, the major trade language of Santa Isabel, in which the majority of Blablanga speakers are reported to be bilingual. They use it for communication with neighbouring communities in most spheres of activity, except for education, where Pijin and English are imposed.	No institutional support	Threatened (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	12
		World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		1,772		1000-9999						Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	2007	Australasia and the Pacific	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	425-577	Christopher Moseley	Routledge	London and New York		Stephen Wurm	Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.		600	1990	100-999		Cheke Holo (Maringhe)		Speakers are bilingual in Cheke Holo (Maringhe), putting pressure on Blablanga.		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Solomon Islands	Northeastern and southwestern coast of the southern central part of Santa Isabel Island

Blablanga

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~2,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,770

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

600

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,772

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,800

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

600

Discussion

Blablanga

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~2,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,770

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

600

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,772

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,800

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

600

Discussion

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