Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 197 Ivens, W. G. (Walter George) 1871 Ivens, Walter George Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands Carnegie Institution of Washington publication no. 300 Produced by David Starner, with help from Charles Franks and the Distributed Online Proofreading Team "Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands" by W. G. Ivens is a linguistic treatise written in the early 20th century. This scholarly work focuses on the Lau language, which is spoken by the residents of the artificial islets off the northeast coast of Big Malaita in the Solomon Islands. The author aims to meticulously document the grammar and vocabulary of this language, offering crucial insight into its features and usage. At the start of this publication, Ivens provides an overview of the Lau language's geographical context, highlighting its variants and the influences from neighboring languages like Sa'a and Fiu. He details the methods through which he acquired knowledge of Lau, emphasizing the importance of local interactions and educational influences. The beginning establishes the significance of understanding this language not only for linguistic purposes but also for appreciating the cultural identity it represents among the Lau-speaking communities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Lau language PL Text Language Education Category: Language & Communication 221942 2025-08-03T05:24:31.478086 text/html 221763 2025-01-09T20:32:22.413802 text/html 158666 2025-08-03T05:24:40.684528 application/epub+zip 160064 2025-08-03T05:24:35.021053 application/epub+zip 126215 2025-08-03T05:24:33.751046 application/epub+zip 423418 2025-08-03T05:24:44.094518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366872 2025-08-03T05:24:39.806544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308114 2022-09-03T08:45:48.469317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158131 2025-08-03T05:24:31.091070 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153170 2020-12-29T03:41:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16669 2025-08-03T05:24:44.241501 application/rdf+xml 21996 2025-08-03T05:24:34.258042 image/jpeg 4736 2025-08-03T05:24:33.997070 image/jpeg 56413 2020-12-29T03:41:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 159334 2025-08-03T05:24:31.495089 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog