| Lenkau | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Rambutyo Island, Manus Province |
| Native speakers | (250 cited 1982) |
| Language family | Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ler |
| Glottolog | lenk1247 |
| ELP | Lenkau |
| Coordinates: 2°20′28″S 147°42′58″E / 2.341166°S 147.716064°E / -2.341166; 147.716064 (Lenkau) | |
Lenkau is an Oceanic language spoken in a single village on Rambutyo Island in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Lenkau village (2°20′28″S 147°42′58″E / 2.341166°S 147.716064°E / -2.341166; 147.716064 (Lenkau)), Rapatona Rural LLG.
References
- Lenkau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- 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.
- United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
External links
- Kaipuleohone's Robert Blust collection includes written materials from Lenkau
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