Laxudumau language
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Austronesian language
| Laxudumau | |
|---|---|
| Lakurumau | |
| Region | New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 800 (2020)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lxm |
| Glottolog | laku1238 |
| ELP | Lakurumau |
| Laxudumau is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Approximate location where Laxudumau is spoken Show map of Papua New GuineaApproximate location where Laxudumau is spoken Laxudumau Approximate location where Laxudumau is spoken Show map of Southeast AsiaApproximate location where Laxudumau is spoken Laxudumau | |
| Coordinates: 2°52′59′′S 151°15′00′′E / 2.883°S 151.250°E / -2.883; 151.250 | |
Laxudumau (Lakurumau), spoken in the village of Lakurumau on the island of New Ireland,[2] is an Austronesian language transitional between Nalik and Kara.
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Laxudumau at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon
- ^ Mazzitelli, Lidia Federica (2020). "Documentation of Lakurumau: Making the Case for One More Language in Papua New Guinea". Language Documentation & Conservation. 14: 215–237. hdl:10125/24922 .
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