Leitre language

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Leitre
Region Sandaun Province
Skou
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
Glottolog None

Leitre is a Papuan language in the Skou family, spoken on the north coast of Papua New Guinea in the village of Leitre (Laitre) ( 2°49′57″S141°37′27″E / 2.832437°S 141.624155°E / -2.832437; 141.624155 (Laitre C/M) ) in Bewani-Wutung Onei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province. [1]

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  1. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

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