Lauan language

This article is about a language spoken in Fiji. For a language spoken in Solomon Islands, see Lau language (Malaita).

Lauan is an East Fijian language spoken by about 16,000 people on a number of islands of eastern Fiji.

Lauan
Native to	Fiji
Region	Lau, Nayau, Lakeba, Oneata, Moce, Komo, Namuka, Kabara, Vulaga, Ogea, Vatoa islands
Native speakers	(16,000 cited 1981)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Central Pacific East Fijian Lauan
Language codes
ISO 639-3	llx
Glottolog	laua1243

Lauan is spoken in the Lau Province. However, the number of Lauan speakers has been declining due to the presence of other languages, which have become more dominant.

References

1. Lauan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

External links

• Kaipuleohone has an archive of Lauan written materials