Leipon language

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The Leipon language is an Oceanic language spoken by the Manus people of Papua New Guinea, primarily on islands in the Admiralty group.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Leipon language canonical 1
Lihir language 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Oceanic language
language
country Papua New Guinea
ethnicity Manus people
geneticClassification Austronesian > Malayo-Polynesian > Oceanic > Admiralty Islands > Eastern Admiralty
glottologCode leip1237
glottologName Leipon
hasAlternativeName Leipon
Peli
Pere
hasDialects Leipon dialect
Pere dialect
ISO639-3Code lek
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Oceanic languages
locatedOn Leipon Island NERFINISHED
Pere Island NERFINISHED
nearby small islands in the Admiralty group
macroArea Papunesia
region Admiralty Islands
spokenBy Manus people
spokenIn Admiralty Islands
Manus Province
Papua New Guinea
status minority language
subclassOf Admiralty Islands language
Eastern Admiralty Islands language
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manus people traditionalLanguage Leipon language
Lihir Islands languageSpoken Lihir language
linked to: Leipon language