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.

   rigitangaini v. tr., to do powerfully.

rii, riirii, to cry out; olosia riilana, cried out.  S. rii, cicada.

ro 1. v. tr., ro suli, to obey, listen to.

ro 2. numeral, two, used only in composition; forms part of pers. pronoun goro, etc.; ro si doo, two things; e ro mwane, two men.  S. ro.

ro 3. numeral, two, used with nouns of relationship; ro mamana; ro mwai sasina.

ro 4. ending of pers. pronoun daro; gamoro. ro 2.

rodo night; fe rodo, a night; rodo fi dao, till nightfall.  S. rodo.

rogi yesterday; used with locative i, i rogi.

rongo; fafurongo, v. i., to listen to, to be a disciple; n. a disciple.  S. qaarongo.

rorodoa adj., dark, used also as n., darkness. rodo.

roroi v. tr., to strengthen.  S. roro’i.

rua numeral, two; e rua.  S. rua.

   ruana ordinal, second, second time; gera ruana gera, their
   fellows.

   ruarua, tan ruarua, to be midway.

ruru (gu) 1. n. bosom, breast.

ruru; 2. ruru kore, an avalanche.  S. ruru kore.

ruta n. dialect.

ruu v. i., to enter.

   ruula v. n., entry.

S

sae 1. v. tr., to say, speak, tell, read; sae isingana, to finish speaking.

   saetana, it is said.  S. sae.

sae 2. adv. that, in reported speech.

saea adv. in order that, that so; saea o lea mai fuana, is it that you have come for this? denotes the subjunctive,

safali v. tr., to be equipped with.

saga v. i., to proceed; saga tafa to proceed out of.

sagali, sasagali, v. tr., to attack.

sai 1. n., place, duty, piece; sai i nonigu, my duty; sai oe, your duty; with ai 1. sai ai na, that one I mean; tani saiai, those which, in explanations.

sai; 2. sai gano, on the ground.  S. hai. 2.

saitama (gu) v. tr., to know; gu langi si saitamana, I do not know; saitama dooa, knowledge.

sako v. tr., to catch.  Mota sakau.

salo n. cloud, storm; salo uruuru, white fleecy cloud.

   saloa adj., stormy.  S. salo.

salofi v. tr., to prepare, clear a path, sweep.

samai v. tr., to fit on, to pair with.  S. sama.

samola n. pride, overbearing,

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