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transcribe the
native name, both for the
island and the language,
yielded a form
Motlav. The name M̄ota Lava [ŋ͡mʷota laβa] (or in
simple spelling, Motalava) caught...
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Mwotlap (pronounced [ŋ͡mʷɔtˈlap];
formerly known as
Motlav) is an
Oceanic language spoken by
about 2,100
people in Vanuatu. The
majority of
speakers are...
- Tapu is a
Polynesian traditional concept denoting something holy or sacred, with "spiritual restriction" or "implied prohibition"; it
involves rules and...
- Sola is the
capital village of
Torba Province in Vanuatu. It is on the
island of
Vanua Lava. Near the
village of Sola is the
volcano Mount Suretamate (also...
- ISSN 0307-3114. JSTOR 2843828.
Retrieved 2019-02-01. Vienne,
Bernard (1984). Gens de
Motlav - Idéologie et
pratique sociale en Mélanésie. Société des Océanistes. Paris:...
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Qasavara is a
spirit from
Melanesian mythology, more
precisely from the
Banks Islands in the
northern part of Vanuatu. The name
Qasavara [k͡pʷasaβara]...
- Aplow, Valuwa, or Valuga, is a
village located on the
eastern part of Mota Lava, in the
Banks Islands of Vanuatu.
Located close to it is the island's airport...
- 13°15′S 166°37′E / 13.250°S 166.617°E / -13.250; 166.617 The
Torres Islands are an
island chain in the
Torba Province of the
country of Vanuatu, the...
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Maewo (locally [ŋʷaewo], in
English as /ˈmaɪwoʊ, ˈmeɪ-/ MY-woh, MAY- and
formerly Aurora Island) is an
island in
Vanuatu in
Penama province, 105 km to...
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Laplap (sometimes
incorrectly spelled lap lap) is the
national dish of Vanuatu.
Laplap is
prepared by
grating breadfruit, bananas, taro or yam
roots into...
