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ALSO KNOWN AS		Laumbe, Laube, Russell Island, Lakukaleve
CLASSIFICATION		Isolate
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		lvk
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Information from: “A Grammar of Lavukaleve” . Angela Terrill (2003) Mouton de Gruyter

Threatened

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1,700
Native speakers worldwide

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In the West Russells, people live a traditional lifestyle and grow up learning Lavukaleve as their first language. In the East Russells however, Pijin is more widespread, and many parents speak only Pijin to their children. As Pijin's influence becomes more widespread, Lavukaleve becomes more threatened.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

No government support

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

No institutional support

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Pijin
English

PLACES: Solomon Islands

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Russell Islands

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1,780
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Solomon Islands

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Russell Islands

					2017	Language isolates in the New Guinea region	Language isolates			Lyle Campbell, Thomas Dougherty, and Alexander D. Smith		London: Routledge									Harald Hammarström	Harald Hammerström. forthcoming. Language isolates in the New Guinea region. In Language isolates, edited by Lyle Campbell, Thomas Dougherty, and Alexander D. Smith. London: Routledge.						~1,780		1000-9999													Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)								Solomon Islands	Russell Islands
	Mouton Grammar Library				2003	A Grammar of Lavukaleve						Mouton de Gruyter		30							Angela Terrill	Terrill, Angela. 2003. "A Grammar of Lavukaleve." 30: Mouton de Gruyter.	HHOLD					~1,700		1000-9999						Pijin, English		No government support			No institutional support	The entire community is fluent in Pijin	Threatened (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	11		In the West Russells, people live a traditional lifestyle and grow up learning Lavukaleve as their first language. In the East Russells however, Pijin is more widespread, and many parents speak only Pijin to their children. As Pijin's influence becomes more widespread, Lavukaleve becomes more threatened.	12	11			Solomon Islands	Russell Islands	-9.079, 159.22

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~1,700

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20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~1,780

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~1,700

Threatened

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~1,780

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