Lau

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A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
llu
Population

16,900 (1999 SIL).

Location

Northeast Malaita island.

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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

Dai (Ndai), Lau, Suafa.

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

All ages. 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].