Laua language
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| Laua | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Central Province (Papua New Guinea) |
| Extinct | 1990s[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | luf |
| Glottolog | laua1245 |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| File:Lang Status 20-CR.svg Laua is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Laua, also known as Labu, is an extinct Mailuan language of Papua New Guinea. It was spoken in the Central Province, north and west of Laua according to Ethnologue. Laua had only one remaining speaker in 1987, and became extinct shortly after.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Laua at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
