Lele
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 1,300 (1982 SIL). |
| Region | Manus Province, Manus Island. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 1, reference number 14 |
| Alternate names | Elu-Kara, Hai, Lele Hai, Manus, Moanus, Usiai |
| Dialects | Sabon. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Admiralty Islands, Eastern, Manus, East |
| Language development | NT: 1956. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SVO. Swidden agriculturalists; cocoa and copra production; rubber; fishermen. |
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