Siar-Lak language
Austronesian language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Lak language.
Siar, also known as Lak, Lamassa, or Likkilikki, is an Austronesian language spoken in New Ireland Province in the southern island point of Papua New Guinea. Lak is in the Patpatar-Tolai sub-group, which then falls under the New Ireland-Tolai group in the Western Oceanic language, a sub-group within the Austronesian family.[2] The Siar people keep themselves sustained and nourished by fishing and gardening.[3] The native people call their language ep warwar anun dat, which means 'our language'.[4]
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Siar | |
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Lak | |
ep warwar anun dat | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | New Ireland Province |
Native speakers | 2,100 (2000 census)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sjr |
Glottolog | siar1238 |
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