 Laplap | |
| Place of origin | Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | breadfruit, taro, yam, coconut cream, pork, beef, chicken or flying fox |
Laplap (sometimes incorrectly spelled lap lap) is the national dish of Vanuatu. [1] Laplap is prepared by grating breadfruit, bananas, taro or yam roots into a vegetable paste. [2] The paste is then wrapped in banana leaves and cooked in an underground stone oven, with fresh coconut cream. Meats like pork, beef, chicken or flying fox can be added. [3]
The word laplap (spelled in one word) comes from Bislama, the national language of Vanuatu. [4] It finds its origin in some of the Oceanic languages of the country: e.g. Dorig lablab [laᵐblaᵐb] , Nume labalam [laᵐbalam] , both reflecting a Proto-Torres-Banks form *laᵐbalaᵐba.
The majority of indigenous languages of Vanuatu, however, name the dish using other roots. For example, Mota loko [loko] and Raga loḡo [loᵑɡo] reflect a Proto-North-Central Vanuatu etymon *loᵑgo; [5] Hiw tegōv [təɣoβ] , Lemerig ’ëgëv [ʔœɣœβ] and Mwotlap na-tgop [natɣɔp] reflect Proto-Torres-Banks *taɣoβe; [6] Araki has ureeje [uɾeet͡ʃe] , [7] Tamambo has wewe, etc.
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Bislama is an English-based creole language. It is the national language of Vanuatu, and one of the three official languages of the country, the other ones being English and French. Bislama is the first language of many of the "Urban ni-Vanuatu" and the second language of much of the rest of the country's residents. The lyrics of "Yumi, Yumi, Yumi", the country's national anthem, are composed in Bislama.
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Alexandre François is a French linguist specialising in the description and study of the indigenous languages of Melanesia. He belongs to Lattice, a research centre of the CNRS and École Normale Supérieure dedicated to linguistics.
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This article presents an overview of the culture of Vanuatu.
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Hiw is an Oceanic language spoken on the island of Hiw, in the Torres Islands of Vanuatu. With about 280 speakers, Hiw is considered endangered.
Rah or Ra is a small coral islet of 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi), located in the Banks group of northern Vanuatu. The same name also refers to the single village which is situated within this islet.
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The Torres–Banks languages form a linkage of Southern Oceanic languages spoken in the Torres Islands and Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu.
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