LAW ISO 639-3
Lauje
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- law
- Alternate Names
- Laudje, Tinombo
- Population
- 49,800 (2010 census). 6,000 use Ampibabo dialect (Himmelmann 2001).
- Location:
- Central Sulawesi province: Donggala and Parigi Moutong regencies, Ampibabo, Dampelas Sojol, Dondo, Tinombo, and Tomini sub-districts in Sidoan river area.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Tomini-Tolitoli, Tomini, Northern
- Dialects
- Ampibabo (Ampibabo-Lauje). Ampibabo dialect may be a separate language.
- Language Use
- Some young people, all adults. Also use Indonesian [ind]. Used as L2 by Taje [pee], Tomini [txm].
- Language Development
- NT: 2011.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Lauje
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Central Sulawesi province: Donggala and Parigi Moutong regencies, Ampibabo, Dampelas Sojol, Dondo, Tinombo, and Tomini sub-districts in Sidoan river area.
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