Lungga language

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Lungga
Region Solomon Islands
Native speakers
2,800 (1999) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 lga
Glottolog lung1249

Lungga (also spelled Luga, Luqa) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by about 2,800 people on the southern half of Ranongga Island, Solomon Islands.

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References

  1. Lungga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)