Lau language (Malaita)
| Lau | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Northeast Malaita Island |
|
Native speakers
|
17,000 (1999) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | lauu1247 |
The Lau language is a Malayo-Polynesian group language spoken on northeast Malaita of the Solomon Islands. In 1999 it had about 16,937 first-language speakers, with a large number of second-language speakers through Malaitan communities in the Solomon Islands, especially in Honiara.
God Save the King, from an Anglican translation published in 1945.
God, ka faamouria a King!
Nia ka aofia diena
Usia tooa gi;
Fasuia firua,
Falea mai unidiena,
Faadiena na taloa nia,
God, faamouria a King!
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