Lauje

LAW

threatened

Alternate Names: Laudje, Tinombo

Dialects: Ampibabo (Ampibabo-Lauje). Ampibabo dialect may be a separate language.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Celebic
Tomini-Tolitoli
Tomini
Northern

Demographics: 44,000 (Himmelmann 2001). 6,000 use Ampibabo dialect (Himmelmann 2001).

Language Development: Bible portions.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.