Luang language

Luang
Luang
Literi Lagona
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Babar Islands
Native speakers	(18,000 cited 1995)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Central–Eastern MP Timoric South–East Timor Luangic–Kisaric Luangic Luang; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Lakor; Luang; Moa; Wetan (Wetang);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lex
Glottolog	luan1263
ELP	Luang

Luang, also known as Literi Lagona (Letri Lgona), is an Austronesian language spoken in the Leti Islands and the Babar Islands in Maluku, Indonesia. It is closely related to the neighboring Leti language, with 89% shared basic vocabulary.^[2]

References[]

^ Luang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Taber, Mark (1993). "Toward a Better Understanding of the Indigenous Languages of Southwestern Maluku." Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Winter, 1993), pp. 389–441. University of Hawai'i.

External links[]

Luang Bible
Taber, Kathleen B.; Taber, Mark H. (2015). Luang Grammar and Phonology Sketch. SIL e‑Books, 63. Dallas: SIL International.

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[e18-1] Luang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Taber, Mark (1993). "Toward a Better Understanding of the Indigenous Languages of Southwestern Maluku." Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Winter, 1993), pp. 389–441. University of Hawai'i.

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