Laua language

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Laua
Region Papua New Guinea
Extinct 1990s [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 luf
Glottolog laua1245
ELP Laua
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 a language of Papua New Guinea. It is (or was) spoken in the Central Province, north and west of Laua according to Ethnologue. Laua had only one remaining speaker in 1987, and is now extinct.

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References

  1. Laua at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg