Laeko, or Laeko-Libuat (pronounced Limbuat), is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea.
| Laeko | |
|---|---|
| Laeko-Libuat | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sandaun Province |
Native speakers | ca. 720 (2003)[1] |
Torricelli
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lkl |
| Glottolog | laek1243 |
| ELP | Laeko-Libuat |
| Coordinates: 3°41′53″S 142°17′25″E / 3.69819°S 142.290141°E | |
It is spoken in Leiko (3°41′53″S 142°17′25″E / 3.69819°S 142.290141°E) and Libuat (3°42′17″S 142°17′04″E / 3.704849°S 142.284472°E) villages of Leiko ward, Maimai Wanwan Rural LLG, Nuku District, Sandaun Province.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Laeko 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.