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{{distinguish|Labu language}}
{{Short description|Extinct language of Papua New Guinea}}
{{distinguish|Lawa language}}
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{{Infobox language
|name=Laua
|name=Laua
|region=[[Papua New Guinea]]
|region=[[Papua New Guinea]]
|extinct=(1 speaker reported 1987)
|extinct=1990s
|ref=e16
|ref=e25
|familycolor=Papuan
|familycolor=Papuan
|fam1=[[Trans–New Guinea languages|Trans–New Guinea]]
|fam1=[[Trans–New Guinea languages|Trans–New Guinea]]
|fam2=[[Mailuan languages|Mailuan]]
|fam2=[[Mailuan languages|Mailuan]]
|fam3=
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|map2=Lang Status 20-CR.svg
|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
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'''Laua''', also known as '''Labu''', is a language of [[Papua New Guinea]]. It is (or was) spoken in the Central Province, north and west of Laua according to Ethnologue. Laua had only one remaining speaker in 1987, and is now [[extinct language|extinct]].
'''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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{{Southeast Papuan languages}}
{{Southeast Papuan languages}}

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





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