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laveatHakwe yoh laI eat bananasHiykwe ai lunay aunspec. comp. formhe cooks the food and eat it.hane mein la1unspec. comp. formthey performed sorcery on me.
la eyneyrunspec. comp. form ofeyneyr
la korpakorunspec. comp. form ofkorpakor
lahahayvbe dryHano huei hokwe pau lahahayI am thirsty
lahanvselectAio hiykwe aiai yaprue me lahan kekie sowkriy.Father selects and sets apart the good foodlahan meunspec. comp. formchoose smb
lahan meunspec. comp. form oflahan
lakadvit would not be goodHunkwe yaprue lanio, hne makuayk lak.Look out where you go, it would not be good if you fell.
lak-V.PF.DIRLpfxdownwards, downstreamnow me lak-owkcut the trees on the downhill side, (or: downstream)lim-, lik-, upstream, vertical direction; lay-, above, horizontal direction; lak-, lam- , downstream and under, vertical and horizontal direction.lak-meiounspec. comp. form
lakinvstuck?Huok-oiow hokwe sok so huei mon lakin sokway.The pig leg got stuck in the throat of the snake.
lak-meiounspec. comp. form oflak-
la-lavconfused, not recogniseNey prueyn hiykwe Hai Skul mon ley wak se ma male hokwe, homkwe hye lira la-la huon.When the boy came back from his stay at the High School, they did not recognise him.liwak la-launspec. comp. formsit confused
lam-V.PF.DIRLpfxdownstream, under, also for short distances in any direction.lam-owkcut trees in downhill arealim-, lik-, upstream, vertical direction; lay-, above, horizontal direction; lak-, lam- , downstream and under, vertical and horizontal direction.
lamamawHunkwe hane ai lamamaw.You ate food while neglecting me.
lamkueynvswallowSok hiykwe huok-oiow se lamkueyn liok.The snake tried unsuccessfully to swallow the pig-leg.
lamniyvthundernompow hiy lamniy kowkow yaythe thunder thundered unexpectedly
lampau1vfallNey hiykwe a ko se lampau sow.The child falls out of the house.
lampau2vfall outYia ke lunay ampau sow yar e.Start the fire and let it glow.
lampoukvflame up, reflect (especially of sudden light beams)Hyo yia kokwe hano inour sok lampouk huon.The light of the fire shone brightly towards me.
lamprorvhit with smth. and break openHye makwey sok lampror kawk.Hit him over the head.
lampru1vmiscarriageSa prueyn hokwe ney lampru.The woman had a miscarriage
lampru2vbreak through, sunriseey hiy lampru iethe sun rises, becomes visible
lampru3vget_up (as a group)Kiap hiykwe hyo ok me lohruw-a lowpway ko meyki mon hokwe, uwrsa homkwe kiy-ampru nok, hmo a arian mon ley ney ney.After the officer in charge had finished his speech all the people got up and went back to their houses.
lanntree (sp), used to make canoesHakwe yeyk lan se meio.I make a canoe out of the 'lan' tree.
landor1vcut in halves, something that is long and positioned horizontally.Hakwe nowho se landor, seik non.I cut the upstanding stick with a knife.
landor2unspec. comp. form oflor3