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Item about the language at Wikidata. It would normally include the Wikimedia language code, name of the language, etc. Please complete at Wikidata if needed.
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I'd like to begin creating some pages in the incubator to help draw interest from other Láadaná in contributing to the project. Arlo Barnes (talk) 22:02, 28 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hi! Sorry I didn't see your comment until now...there are no native speakers, however there is a significant number of people who speak Láadan as an L2 language. Enacting a census is difficult for a non-areal language, but in my own rough estimate I'd guess there's about a hundred people give or take that I've personally seen evidence of using the language online, and those who are actively using the language likely number in scores. I wish I could give you a more authoritative source on such figures...linking to some community centres will have to suffice instead. Facebook, Reddit, semi-official forum, example webcomic. Arlo Barnes (talk) 15:28, 25 April 2022
