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{{short description|Austronesian language spoken in the Solomon Islands}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Baeggu
|nativename=Mbaenggu
|states=[[Solomon Islands]]
|region=[[Malaita Island]]
|speakers=5,900
|date=1999
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Austronesian
|fam2=[[Malayo-Polynesian languages|Malayo-Polynesian]]
|fam3=[[Oceanic languages|Oceanic]]
|fam4=[[Southeast Solomonic languages|Southeast Solomonic]]
|fam5=[[Malaita – San Cristobal languages|Malaita – San Cristobal]]
|fam6=[[Malaita languages|Malaita]]
|fam7=[[Northern Malaita languages|Northern Malaita]]
|iso3=bvd
|glotto=baeg1237
|glottorefname=Baeggu
}}

The '''Baeggu language''' (also called '''Baegu''' or '''Mbaenggu''') is spoken by the indigenous people of the [[North Malaita Island]] in the [[Solomon Islands]]. In 1999 there were 5,900 people known to speak the language. The language is largely intelligible with [[Baelelea language|Baelelea]], [[To'abaita language|To'aba'ita]], and [[Lau language (Malaita)|Lau]].

==See also==
*"[[Sweet Lullaby]]"

==References==
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{{Languages of the Solomon Islands}}
{{Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages}}

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[[Category:Malaita languages]]
[[Category:Languages of the Solomon Islands]]


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