Lau | |
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Native to | Solomon Islands |
Region | Northeast Malaita Island |
Native speakers | (17,000 cited 1999)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | llu |
Glottolog | lauu1247 |
Lau, also known as Mala, is an Oceanic language spoken on northeast Malaita, in the Solomon Islands. In 1999, Lau had about 16,937 first-language speakers, with many second-language speakers through Malaitan communities in the Solomon Islands, especially in Honiara.