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galela language
The GalelaLanguage is a GalelaLolodaLanguage of Indonesia (Maluku). SIL code: GBI. ISO 639-2: paa. Population: 79,000 including 41,000 Kadai, 10,000 Kadina, 24,000 Morotai, and 4,000 Sopi (1990 SIL). Region: North Maluku, Galela Bay and north of Tobelo to the northern tip of Halmahera, Morotai Island except southeast quadrant, islands of Gunage and Moari near Kayoa, Bacan, Obi, scattered along the southwest coast of Halmahera. Dialects: KADAI, KADINA, MOROTAI, SOPI. Comments: Laba may be a dialect. Speakers have 65% intelligibility of Loloda, Loloda 85% of Galela. Bilingualism in Indonesian. Vigorous use in daily communication. Investigation needed: intelligibility with Laba. Dictionary. Grammar. Literacy rate in first language: 5% to 10%. Literacy rate in second language: 50% to 75%. Agriculturalists, fishermen. Christian, Muslim. Bible portions 1990-1991.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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Instancescontent bearing physicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 entityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 galela loloda languageOf the 14 NorthernNorthHalmaheraLanguages, three closely related languages are classified as a GalelaLolodaLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 human languageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 languageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 linguistic expressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 north halmahera languageOf the 26 WestPapuanLanguages, 16 are classified as a NorthHalmaheraLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 northern north halmahera languageOf the 16 NorthHalmaheraLanguages, 14 are classified as a NorthernNorthHalmaheraLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 physicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 spoken human languageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
 west papuan languageA WestPapuanLanguage is any one of 26 languages forming a distinct family of languages of Indonesia.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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