Laua
Laua was a Mailuan language once spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Laua, also known as Labu, is an extinct Mailuan language of Papua New Guinea. It was spoken in the Central Province, north and west of Laua according to Ethnologue. Laua had only one remaining speaker in 1987, and became extinct shortly after.
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Words in Laua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | nim* | |
| eye | ini* | |
| ear | ope* | |
| tooth | ma7a* | |
| blood | lala* | |
| bone | gisa* | |
| knee | turuna* | |
| breast | hama* | |
| water | ne7ama* | |
| fire | heu* | |
| star | nigoru* | |
| stone | baga* | |
| mountain | horo* | |
| tree | hana* | |
| night | garuru* | |
| dog | dahari* | |
| fish | orabe* | |
| louse | tuma* | |
| I | ya7a* | |
| you | ga7a* | |
| we | gea* | |
| drink | hihilma7a* | |
| see | helbau* | |
| hear | nanba7a* | |
| come | hai* | |
| path | vagorodi* | |
| new | gadara* | |
| full | ma7apulaha* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · laua1245 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · luf