| Luang | |
|---|---|
| Literi Lagona | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Babar Islands |
Native speakers | (18,000 cited 1995)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lex |
| Glottolog | luan1263 |
| ELP | Luang |
Luang, also known asLiteri Lagona (Letri Lgona), is anAustronesian language spoken in theLeti Islands and theBabar Islands inMaluku, Indonesia. It is closely related to the neighboringLeti language, with 89% shared basic vocabulary.[2]
| Labial | Dental/ Alveolar | Dorsal | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t̪ | k | ʔ |
| voiced | d | ɡ | |||
| Fricative | f | s | h | ||
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Trill | r | ||||
| Lateral | l | ||||
| Approximant | w | j | |||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
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