Lauan language
Oceanic language spoken in Fiji
| Lauan | |
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| Native to | Fiji |
| Region | Lau, Nayau, Lakeba, Oneata, Moce, Komo, Namuka, Kabara, Vulaga, Ogea, Vatoa islands |
Native speakers | (16,000 cited 1981)[1] |
Language family | Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | llx |
| Glottolog | laua1243 |
Lauan is an East Fijian language spoken by about 16,000 people on a number of islands of eastern Fiji.
Lauan is spoken in the Lau Province. However, the number of Lauan speakers has been declining due to the presence of other languages, which have become more dominant.
References
- ^ Lauan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links
Lauan language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator
- Kaipuleohone has an archive of Lauan written materials
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