ISO 639-3 · lbulbu
Austronesian family
Labu
Labu is a language of the Markham branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lbu- Glottocode
labu1248- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Labu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Labu language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Labu
The branches above Labu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Papua New Guinea
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationaltpiTok Pisinunclassified · 4.1 m1 · NationalenqEngaTrans–New Guinea · 230,0005 · DevelopinghmoHiri MotuAustronesian · 120,0003 · Wider CommunicationksdTolaiAustronesian · 81,0003 · Wider CommunicationmeuMotuAustronesian · 39,0005 · DevelopingsnpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · DevelopingagdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · VigorousgahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · ShiftingygrYagariaTrans–New Guinea · 21,0005 · Developing