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
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(16,000 cited 1981) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
llx
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Glottolog |
laua1243
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This article is about a language spoken in Fiji. For a language spoken in Solomon Islands, see
Lau language (Malaita)
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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
- Kaipuleohone has an archive of Lauan written materials
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