Social:Likum language
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Short description: West Manus language of Papua New Guinea
| Likum | |
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| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | westernmost Manus Island, Manus Province |
Native speakers | (80 cited 2000)e25 |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lib |
| Glottolog | liku1243[1] |
 Likum is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
The Likum language is a West Manus language spoken by approximately 80 people in western Manus Island, Manus Province of Papua New Guinea.[2] Its speakers also use Nyindrou.[2] Likum is classified as "definitely endangered" by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.[3] It has SVO word order.[2]
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds (2017). "Likum". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/liku1243.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid
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External links
- Kaipuleohone's Robert Blust collections include written and audio materials Likum
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