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The laia ( es, laya) is a two-pronged type of
Laya race in Artaxao
Farming tools Basque culture {{tool-stub
The laia ( es, laya) is a two-pronged type of foot-plough
The foot plough is a type of plough used like a spade with the foot in order to cultivate the ground.
New Zealand
Before the widespread use of metal farm tools from Europe, the Māori people used the , a version of the foot plough made entirely ...
used in the Basque Country. Aside from being a farming implement, it is also used in laia racing. The people using a laia are referred to as ''laiariak'' in Basque
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* Basque language, their language
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Etymology
The word is also attested as ''lai'', without theabsolutive
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1984 but is mainly used in the form of ''laia'' today. Other forms include ''lain'' ( Oiartzun) and ''laixa'' (Eibar
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Eibar has 27,138 inhabitants ( Eustat ...
).Agud, M. & Tovar, A. ''Diccionario Etimológico Vasco VII Korpa-Orloi'' Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa (1995) Beyond that the etymology is not entirely clear, but a connection with names for other forked implements in other neighbouring Romance language
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s such as the Béarnese word ''layà'' (a forked instrument for gathering chestnuts) seems plausible.
See also
*Foot plough
The foot plough is a type of plough used like a spade with the foot in order to cultivate the ground.
New Zealand
Before the widespread use of metal farm tools from Europe, the Māori people used the , a version of the foot plough made entirely o ...
* Loy
References
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Laya race in Artaxao
Farming tools Basque culture {{tool-stub