Luang language

Luang
	Literi Lagona
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Babar Islands
Native speakers	(18,000 cited 1995)[1]
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[2]

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.[3]

References

Luang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Endangered Languages Project data for Luang.
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)

[ELP1-2] Endangered Languages Project data for Luang.

[3] 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.