Lauan language

Spoken in

Austronesian

  • Malayo -Polynesian oceanic Zentralpazifisch Ostfidschianisch

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Lauanisch is a ostfidschianische language that is spoken by about 16,000 people on a group of islands in eastern Fiji.

The distribution of lauanischen language is the province of Lau and the adjacent islands Lau, Nayau, Lakeba, Oneata, Moce, Komo, Namuka, Kabara, Vulaga, Ogea and Vatoa. However, their distribution area lately shrunk greatly since the Lauanische is displaced by the Fijian official language English, which is taught in schools, as well as Hindustani, Fiji Hindi Fiji and the languages ​​more and more. The speakers go due to the higher social prestige of these languages ​​a growing tendency to forget their own language Lauanisch.

Variants of the languages ​​are the Lau and Vanua Balavu.

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