Leipon language
Appearance
Leipon | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | off Manus Island |
Native speakers | (650 cited 1977)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lek |
Glottolog | leip1237 |
Leipon, or Pityilu, is an Austronesian language spoken on Hauwai, Ndrilo, and Pityilu islands, just off Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.
References
[edit]- ^ Leipon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links
[edit]- Kaipuleohone's Robert Blust collection includes written materials from Leipon