LLU ISO 639-3
Lau
Lau Autonym
A language of Solomon Islands
- ISO 639
- llu
- Autonym
- Lau
- Population
- 16,900 (1999 SIL).
- Location:
- Malaita province: northeast Malaita island.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Malaita-San Cristobal, Malaita, Northern
- Dialects
- Suafa, Lau, Dai (Ndai).
- Typology
- SVO.
- Language Use
- Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Fataleka [far].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1929–1992.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Lau
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Malaita province: northeast Malaita island.
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