Laua language should not be confused with Lawa language.
| Laua | |
| Region: | Papua New Guinea |
| Extinct: | 1990s |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Trans–New Guinea |
| Fam2: | Mailuan |
| Map2: | Lang Status 20-CR.svg |
| Iso3: | luf |
| Glotto: | laua1245 |
| Glottorefname: | Laua |
Laua, also known as Labu, is an extinct Mailuan language of Papua New Guinea. It was spoken in the Central Province, north and west of Laua according to Ethnologue. Laua had only one remaining speaker in 1987, and became extinct shorty after.