Lauan
A language of Fiji
| Population | 16,000 (Geraghty 1981). |
| Region | Eastern Fiji Islands, Lau, Nayau, Lakeba, Oneata, Moce, Komo, Namuka, Kabara, Vulaga, Ogea, Vatoa islands. |
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| Alternate names | Lau |
| Dialects | Lau, Vanua Balavu. Middle East Fijian dialect chain; a subgroup of dialects. Has some similarities to Bau Fijian; may be inherently intelligible with it. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, East Fijian |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: yams, taro, breadfruit, sugarcane, coconut; fishermen. Traditional religion. |
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