Laghu (pronounced ), also known as Hoatana or Katova, is an extinct language of Santa Isabel in the

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. Its last speaker died in 1984. People in the villages of Baolo and Samasodu, where it used to be spoken, now speak the neighboring

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, which is more widely spoken and still expanding (Palmer 2009:1-2).

References

* Palmer, Bill. 2009. ''Kokota Grammar.'' Oceanic Linguistics Special Publication No. 35. Honolulu:

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