Siar-Lak

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
sjr
Alternate Names
Lak, Lamassa, Lambom, Siar
Population

2,080 (2000 census).

Location

Southern New Ireland Province, Namatanai district.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Patpatar-Tolai
Typology

SVO

Language Use

Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] or English [eng].

Language Development
Grammar. Bible portions: 2007–2012.
Writing
Latin script.