Laxudumau language explained

Laxudumau
Also Known As:Lakurumau
Region:New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
Speakers:800
Date:2020
Ref:e24
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Oceanic
Fam4:Western
Fam5:Meso-Melanesian
Fam6:(New Ireland)
Fam7:Tungag–Nalik
Map2:Lang Status 80-VU.svg
Iso3:lxm
Glotto:laku1238
Glottorefname:Lakuramau
Pushpin Map:Papua New Guinea#Southeast Asia
Coordinates:-2.883°N 151.25°W

Laxudumau (Lakurumau), spoken in the village of Lakurumau on the island of New Ireland,[1] is an Austronesian language transitional between Nalik and Kara.

Notes and References

  1. Mazzitelli . Lidia Federica . 2020 . Documentation of Lakurumau: Making the Case for One More Language in Papua New Guinea . Language Documentation & Conservation . en . 14 . 215–237 . free . 10125/24922.