Laxudumau language

Laxudumau
Lakurumau
RegionNew Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
800 (2020)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lxm
Glottologlaku1238
ELPLakurumau
Laxudumau is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Laxudumau
Laxudumau
Coordinates: 2°52′59″S 151°15′00″E / 2.883°S 151.250°E / -2.883; 151.250

Laxudumau (Lakurumau), spoken in the village of Lakurumau on the island of New Ireland,[2] is an Austronesian language transitional between Nalik and Kara.

Notes

  1. ^ Laxudumau at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
  2. ^ 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.