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Jukunoid language of Taraba State, Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

NativetoNigeria
RegionLau LGA, Taraba State
ISO 639-3None (mis)
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Lau
Law
Wĩ̄ Lâwmã̄
Native toNigeria
RegionLau LGA, Taraba State
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ISO 639-3None (mis)
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PeopleWĩ̄ Lâw
LanguageWĩ̄ Lâwmã̄
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Lâw
PeopleWĩ̄ Lâw
LanguageWĩ̄ Lâwmã̄
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Lau had been previously misclassified as a Mbum language along with Laka.[1][2]

Names

Names for the Lau language, people, and town:[1]

  • Town name: Làw (literally ‘mud’)
  • People: Wĩ̄ Lâw ‘people of Lau’
  • People (Hausa name): Lau haaɓe ‘the indigenous of Lau’ (from Fula haaɓe ‘servants, slaves, non-Fulani’)
  • Language: Wĩ̄ Lâwmã̄ ‘the language of the people of Lau’

Sample words

Some sample words in Lau from Idiatov (2017):[1]

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EnglishLau
animalnɛ̃́wkũ̂
cownâw
chickenzǟw
manjĩ̂nə̀nwò
medicinegâj
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