Lau language
Lau (Law) is a Jukunoid language of Lau LGA, Taraba State, Nigeria. Lau speakers claim that their language is mutually intelligible with the Jukunoid language varieties spoken in Kunini, Bandawa, and Jeshi. They also live alongside the Central Sudanic-speaking Laka (Hausa name: Lakawa), who live in Laka ward of Lau LGA.[1]
| Lau | |
|---|---|
| Law | |
| Wĩ̄ Lâwmã̄ | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Lau LGA, Taraba State |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
| Lâw | |
|---|---|
| People | Wĩ̄ Lâw |
| Language | Wĩ̄ Lâwmã̄ |
Lau had been previously misclassified as a Mbum language along with Laka.[1][2]
Names
Names for the Lau language, people, and town:[1]
Sample words
Some sample words in Lau from Idiatov (2017):[1]
| English | Lau |
|---|---|
| animal | nɛ̃́wkũ̂ |
| cow | nâw |
| chicken | zǟw |
| man | jĩ̂nə̀nwò |
| medicine | gâj |
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References
- Idiatov, Dmitry, Mark Van de Velde, Tope Olagunju and Bitrus Andrew. 2017. Results of the first AdaGram survey in Adamawa and Taraba States, Nigeria. 47th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics (CALL) (Leiden, Netherlands).
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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