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ISO 639-3 · lufluf
Trans–New Guinea family

Laua

Laua is a language of the Mailuan branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.

10 · Extinct
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
luf
Glottocode
laua1245
Wikipedia
5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
10EGIDS level

Facts

NameLaua
Also calledLaua language, Labu

Vitality

EGIDS 10 Extinct10

Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Laua

The branches above Laua, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

212Trans–New Guineafamily6MailuanbranchlufLaualanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Papua New Guinea630 languages in the index

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 · DevelopingazrAdzeraAustronesian · 30,0004 · EducationalsnpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · DevelopingagdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · VigorousgahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · Shifting