Lauan language

Lauan
Lauan
Native to	Fiji
Region	Lau, Nayau, Lakeba, Oneata, Moce, Komo, Namuka, Kabara, Vulaga, Ogea, Vatoa islands
Native speakers	(16,000 cited 1981)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Central Pacific East Fijian Lauan; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	llx
Glottolog	laua1243

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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[e18-1] Lauan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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