laisi tumana1rice seeds2rice grainYa gela ya lau weee-- laisi tumana abi'abi lisi nonohana ya ita yo fede ya ani'i hinaga.He ran away and went on until he found a winnowing basket full of rice, and he ate it all up.
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laitimarry within ones own clan, toCompare {fakapasem} to marry someone from another clan, which traditonally was the normal pattern. It was said that only the Hornbill Clan married within their own clan.
la'iyen??Um Hinau Masali matabahim aluwam ya potifahi pa'ana tataudi luwaga mate ibe kapuwa ti abi lawen la'iyen.You, Hinau Masali, then your pulse is racing, because the two men, might take the magical kaua stone ____. I do not yet know how {la'iyen} is used in this sentence. 2017-04-11
laiyonlionE sibai haba laiyon ya fuyoma agu halulu be ya anigu.I know that the lion came on my account so he could eat me.< ENG lion
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LakataniLakataniDituna, Euyowa, Yamauli, Hibulele, Nola, Gouda, Tubawata, Lato, Lakatani. Iti mate tau sikulu baguna.Dituna, Euyowa, Yamauli, Hibulele, Nola, Gouda, Tubawata, Lato, Lakatani. They were the first intake of student.Lakatani was one of the first group of pupils to attend Siasiada Mission School after WW2. Lakatani was also the name of a man from Sawaia village whose daughter Tilori attended Fife Bay Mission School in 1968.9.7.1Name of a person
lala'a1lala'a tree species2lala'a fruitAtai'a boludi sa ani'i, lala'a wa,Lots of birds were eating it, that lala'a fruit.
Lalahudawives, our.incl
lala'i1bigMa'ima'i an'anna, uludi haisa mate lala'i na haisa kikiluka.As for the fruit of the coconut, some of the fruit (nuts) are big and others are small [implied: all at the same time].2large3large (in size, relative to other things being compared)Ai tana'ai ya miyamiya. Ena nohi ai oyagi lala'i hewadi ya ginaulidi.It lives in the big bush. It makes it's nests in the tops of big trees.4grown up (adult)Wawaya kiki'uha yo dodoga lala'i sa asiebo.Both the small children and the adults are sick.
lalakinasternYesu mate in waga lalakina yai,As for Jesus, he was in the stern of the boat.
lalala'ibig
lalala'idiimportant ones, big onesFalo yo ena tau~paisowa lalala'idi yo Idipi dodogadi mahudo'idi ma~i'ipana sa obiyo na sa faitan~'wala'waluidiPharaoh and his important (big) workers and all of the Egyptian people got up in the night and they were weeping and wailing.
laliactivity?"Agu lali haba somo?" Iye, "Ooo, haba E lau, E kauli.""What am I going to do?" He said, "Oh, I will go fishing."
laliyediallow them (to); agree for them to do something (to)Yo fede, ya laliyedi, be sa lau.And so he agreed, and they went.
laliyen1allow something (to)2permit someone to do something (to)Yo fede, Yaubada Satani ya laliyen, be Yoba ya lau~ita~fuyoi.And so, God allowed Satan, to go tempt Job again.
lamlamnaroots, itsoyagi lamlamna.the roots of a tree.ov. syndafudafuna 1dafudafuna 21.5.5Parts of a plant
lamnaroots (its)Lamna, nenedi doha mahina na sa po'i, tanohi yai sa susu lidi. Its roots which look like hard strings grow down into the ground.[Ma'ima'i] lamna fwaufwauna mate te abi be te mama'i, Yena mo'ada inidi sa kamna. We take the new [coconut] root and chew it when we have a toothache.The general word for root is {lamna}, but the small fibrous rootlets of coconuts and other palms are also called {dafudafuna} and the emerging prop roots of certain pandanus are called {susuna}.
lamo dadaistir around, to
lampa1lamp2lampsBena ami nononoha yo emi lampa bena sa ala'ala.You should be getting ready and your lamps should be burning.3lanternFrom ENG, lamp.
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