Laeko language explained

Laeko
Nativename:Laeko-Libuat
States:Papua New Guinea
Region:Sandaun Province
Coordinates:-3.6982°N 142.2901°W
Speakers:ca. 720
Date:2003
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Torricelli
Fam2:Maimai
Iso3:lkl
Glotto:laek1243
Glottorefname:Laeko-Libuat

Laeko, or Laeko-Libuat (pronounced Limbuat), is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea.

It is spoken in Leiko (-3.6982°N 142.2901°W) and Libuat (-3.7048°N 142.2845°W) villages of Leiko ward, Maimai Wanwan Rural LLG, Nuku District, Sandaun Province.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Papua New Guinea languages . Ethnologue

    Languages of the World

    . 22nd . Eberhard . David M. . Simons . Gary F. . Fennig . Charles D. . 2019 . Dallas . SIL International.
  2. Web site: Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup . United Nations in Papua New Guinea . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9 . 2018.