- Mota Lava or
Motalava is an
island of the
Banks group, in the
north of Vanuatu. It
forms a
single coral system with the
small island of Ra. The 2009 census...
- to be
spoken in the area of Aplow, in the
eastern part of the
island of
Motalava, Vanuatu. The name
Volow [βʊˈlʊw] is
originally a placename: it corresponds...
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people in Vanuatu. The
majority of
speakers are
found on the
island of
Motalava in the
Banks Islands, with
smaller communities in the
islands of Ra (or...
- Area in km2 Gaua 2,491 342 Kwakéa 26 1.2
Merelava 647 18
Merig 12 0.5 Mota 683 9.5
Motalava 1,451 24 Ra 189 0.5
Ureparapara 437 39
Vanua Lava 2,597 314...
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Archaeologists have
found ancient obsidian in
Motalava,
Vanua Lava and Gaua, and they have
found Lapita pottery on
Motalava.
Between 25 and 29
April 1606, the Banks...
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Islands (Vanua Lava) NCV
Mwotlap mlv
Motlav 2,100 0.7766
Banks Islands (
Motalava) NCV
Nahavaq sns
South West Bay 700 0.2589
Malekula NCV
Nakanamanga llp...
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contrasts with Mwotlap,
which strictly speaking designates the
western half of
Motalava island. The area of
Aplow used to be home of a
communalect (language or...
- Vanuatu. Also
known as
Valua Airport, it is
located on the
eastern end of
Motalava island, near the
village of
Aplow (formerly
known as Valuwa). The airport...
- the Night",
narrated in the
Mwotlap language by
Taitus Lōlō,
recorded on
Motalava (Banks islands, Vanuatu) in 1998, and
transcribed and
translated by A....
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communalect previously spoken in the same area. the
small airstrip of
Motalava island, also
known as
Valua or
Valuwa airport,
located close to the village...
