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Laeko language

Laeko
Laeko-Libuat
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionSandaun Province
Native speakers
ca. 720 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lkl
Glottologlaek1243
ELPLaeko-Libuat
Coordinates: 3°41′53″S 142°17′25″E / 3.69819°S 142.290141°E / -3.69819; 142.290141 (Leiko)

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

It is spoken in Leiko (3°41′53″S 142°17′25″E / 3.69819°S 142.290141°E / -3.69819; 142.290141 (Leiko)) and Libuat (3°42′17″S 142°17′04″E / 3.704849°S 142.284472°E / -3.704849; 142.284472 (Libuat)) villages of Leiko ward, Maimai Wanwan Rural LLG, Nuku District, Sandaun Province.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Laeko at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  3. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

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