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Leipon language

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Leipon
Native toPapua New Guinea
Regionoff Manus Island
Native speakers
(650 cited 1977)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lek
Glottologleip1237

Leipon, or Pityilu, is an Austronesian language spoken on Hauwai, Ndrilo, and Pityilu islands, just off Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. ^ Leipon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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