Laplap
Laplap (sometimes wrongly spelled lap lap) is the national dish of
Etymology
The word laplap comes from Bislama, the national language of Vanuatu. 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 [loˈᵑɡo] reflect a Proto-North-Central Vanuatu etymon *loᵑgo;[4] Hiw tegōv [təˈɣoβ], Lemerig 'ëgëv [ʔœˈɣœβ] and Mwotlap na-tgop [natˈɣɔp] reflect Proto-Torres-Banks *taɣoβe;,[5] while Tamambo has wewe [weˈwe].
References
- ^ "The secrets of Vanuatu's national dish, the Lap Lap". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-03-29. Archived from the original on 2022-12-26.
- ^ "Anyone for some Lap-Lap ? | Vanuatuan Cuisine". Vanuatu Traveller | vanuatutraveller.com. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ^ Vanuatu: Laplap up some tropical flavour (+photos)
- ISSN 1448-8310.
- ^ See entry t‹o›gop in A. François’ Mwotlap online dictionary.
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