Laxudumau (Lakurumau), spoken in the village of Lakurumau on the island of New Ireland,[2] is an Austronesian language transitional between Nalik and Kara.
Laxudumau | |
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Lakurumau | |
Region | New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 800 (2020)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lxm |
Glottolog | laku1238 |
ELP | Lakurumau |
Laxudumau is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Coordinates: 2°52′59″S 151°15′00″E / 2.883°S 151.250°E |
Notes
edit- ^ Laxudumau at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
- ^ Mazzitelli, Lidia Federica (2020). "Documentation of Lakurumau: Making the Case for One More Language in Papua New Guinea". Language Documentation & Conservation. 14: 215–237. hdl:10125/24922.