Likum language
The Likum language is a West Manus language spoken by approximately 80 people in western Manus Island, Manus Province of Papua New Guinea.[3] Its speakers also use Nyindrou.[3] Likum is classified as "definitely endangered" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.[4] It has SVO word order.[3]
| Likum | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | westernmost Manus Island, Manus Province |
Native speakers | 80 (2000)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lib |
| Glottolog | liku1243[2] |
References
- Likum at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Likum". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Ethnologue report for Likum
- UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger Archived 2010-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
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