Lau language (Malaita)

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.

This article is about a language spoken in Solomon Islands. For a language spoken in Fiji, see Lauan language.

Lau
Native toSolomon Islands
RegionNortheast Malaita Island
Native speakers
(17,000 cited 1999)
Austronesian
  • Malayo-Polynesian
    • Oceanic
      • Southeast Solomonic
        • Malaita – San Cristobal
          • Malaita
            • Northern Malaita
              • Lau
Language codes
ISO 639-3llu
Glottologlauu1247
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