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{{Short description|Extinct language of Papua New Guinea}}
{{Unreferenced stub|auto=yes|date=December 2009}}
{{distinguish|Lawa language}}
{{Infobox Language
{{Infobox language
|name=Laua
|name=Laua
|region=[[Papua New Guinea]]
|region=[[Papua New Guinea]]
|extinct=1990s
|speakers=1 (1987 SIL)
|ref=e25
|familycolor=Papuan
|familycolor=Papuan
|fam1=Trans-New Guinea
|fam1=[[Trans–New Guinea languages|Trans–New Guinea]]
|fam2=[[Mailuan languages|Mailuan]]
|fam2=Southeast Papuan
|fam3=Mailuan
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|mapcaption2={{center|{{small|Laua is classified as Critically Endangered by the [[UNESCO]] [[Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger]]}}}}
|iso3=luf}}
|iso3=luf
|glotto=laua1245
|glottorefname=Laua
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'''Laua,''' also known as '''Labu,''' is a native language of [[Papua New Guinea]]. It is spoken in the Central Province, north and west of Laua according to Ethnologue. Laua now has only one remaining speaker as of 1987, making it [[Endangered language|nearly extinct]]. There is little hope of recovering Laua since only one elder speaker remains. It may even be [[extinct language|extinct]]. It is classified as Trans-New Guinea, Southeast Papuan, Mailuan. Note that it is not the same thing as the [[Labu language]] of [[Morobe Province]].
'''Laua''', also known as '''Labu''', is an extinct [[Mailuan languages|Mailuan language]] of [[Papua New Guinea]]. It was spoken in the Central Province, north and west of Laua according to Ethnologue. Laua had only one remaining speaker in 1987, and became extinct shortly after.


== References ==
== References ==
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[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=luf Ethnologue report for Laua]


{{Southeast Papuan languages}}
[[Category:Languages of Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:Trans-New Guinea languages]]
[[Category:Proposed language families]]


[[Category:Languages of Central Province (Papua New Guinea)]]
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[[Category:Critically endangered languages]]
[[Category:Extinct languages of Oceania]]
[[Category:Mailuan languages]]
[[Category:Extinct languages of Papua New Guinea]]


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Latest revision as of 05:25, 11 October 2024

Laua
RegionPapua New Guinea
Extinct1990s[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3luf
Glottologlaua1245
ELPLaua
Laua is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Laua, also known as Labu, is an extinct Mailuan language of Papua New Guinea. It was spoken in the Central Province, north and west of Laua according to Ethnologue. Laua had only one remaining speaker in 1987, and became extinct shortly after.

References

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  1. ^ Laua at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon