Likum language
| Likum | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | westernmost Manus Island, Manus Province |
Native speakers | 80 (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
lib |
| Glottolog |
liku1243[2] |
The Likum language is a West Manus language spoken by approximately 80 people in western Manus Island, Manus Province of Papua New Guinea.[3] Its speakers also use Nyindrou.[3] Likum is classified as "definitely endangered" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.[4] It has SVO word order.[3]
References
- ↑ Likum at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Likum". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- 1 2 3 Ethnologue report for Likum
- ↑ UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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