Lele language (Papua New Guinea)
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Oceanic language spoken in Papua New Guinea
| Lele | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | northeastern Manus Island, Manus Province |
Native speakers | 3,181 (2015)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lle |
| Glottolog | lele1270 |
Lele is an East Manus language of the Austronesian language family spoken in the northeastern part of Manus Island, New Guinea. It has an SVO word order.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Boettger, Juliane (2015). Topics in the grammar of Lele: a language of Manus Island, Papua New Guinea (Ph.D. thesis). James Cook University.
- ^ "Lele". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
External links[edit]
- Kaipuleohone's Robert Blust collection includes written materials from Lele
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