Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 84 pages of information about Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language.

Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 84 pages of information about Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language.

   belengaini v. tr., to do a thing by mischance, in error.  S.
   pele.

beli, belibeli v. tr., to steal, to rob, to steal from a person.

   belila v. n., theft.  S. peli.

beu n., a chamber in a house; kade beu, inner chamber.

bibii n., mud.  S. qiqi.

bibisu n., shiny starling, callornis metallica. s. pipisu.

bibiu, mwela bibiu, a baby, an infant. ?Mota piopio.

bilage v. tr., to shut; bilage maa, to shut the door.

bili; fabili, to make dirty.

   bilia adj., dirty, unclean.

bilili v. tr., to press upon, weigh down.  S. pilingi.

   bilingi v. tr., to press down.

binaae v. i., to shine, of sun.

binisi v. tr., to bind.

bito 1. v. i., to sprout, to shoot, to begin to grow; 2. n. a sprout;

   bitona e bito, it sprouted.  S. qito.

bobola to be fitting, meet.

bobongi with loc. i, i bobongi, tomorrow.  Mota qong.

boe v. i., to be whole, big.

   boeboela adj., whole, sound, fat, well.

bokosi v. tr., to hinder.

bola n., a pigeon, carpophaga rufigula.  Florida bola.

bole; teo bole, to dream; Teo bolea, teo bolela, a dream.  S. qole, Mota qore.

bona v. i., to cease speaking, to be silent.

bono v. i., to close a hole; toongi bono maa, sackcloth.  S. pono.

bongara, bongangara, v. i., to succor, nourish; bongara fonosi, to oppose.

bongi; 1. too bongi, to be sad of face.

bongi; 2. dau bongi, to take hold of.

boro 1. (na, ni), borona aena, heel.

boro 2. adv., perhaps, probably, possibly.

boro 3. v. i., boro tafa, to emerge, come out from.  S. pola.

boso n., a pig.  Bugotu, botho, Florida, bolo, New Guinea, boro.

bota used with poss., blessed, to receive a thing gratis, to be well provided with; bota ana, haply.

   fabota v. tr., to be of assistance to.

bouruuru v. i., to fall down, to kneel down.

   bouruurula v. n.  S. pouruuru.

bubu v. i., to look; bubu tete adalu, to look earnestly at them.

   bubungi v. tr., to look at.

bubulu n., a star; fe bubulu, a star; a bottle (late use).

bubulua adj., black.  S. pulupulu’e.

bubungi; bubungi luma, a village.  S. pungu.

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