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laomVincome (to)
laomaVincome (to)In hola kwalakwalau yai ya laolaoma na ya ita'ita laoma be Yesu ya itaWhen Jesus was still coming from far away, he was looking hither and he saw Jesus.Yo fede wahadi ana fuya sa dui. Gwama wa ya lau lofuna ya fayoga be ya laoma.And so they sent their grandson for his turn.The boy went to his sister and called her and they she came.Na yau bon, Figo yai E laoma.But yesterday I came to Figo.ov. synhasae 2hasaema 2lau1 1leu 1lidi1 1sae 4Contracted form {laom}; derived from {lau + -ma}Guyau ena Fuya Laoma Lahainalaolaoma1unspec. comp. formVincoming (to be)ma laolaomanaunspec. comp. formCOMwhile comingIn hola ma laolaomana, na tamana ya itaꞌita~lau, be ya ita. While he was still coming, his father was watching and he saw him.tau laomaunspec. comp. formgerones who comeAmato'i tau laoma, ai ema aba miya mate fuya haisa maihala ya sina na fuya haisa ya usa.Greetings visitors, in the place where we live smetimes the sun shines and other times it rains.
laoma~gaibuVincome in vain (to)Yaubada matana yai, ita ekalesiya mahudo'ida te fa'oigogoma amaite'i mate tabu ta laoma~gaibu.Before God's face, all of us church people gathered together here, cannot come for nothing, {Laoma~gaibu} in this case means to come without having prepared ones heart in repentance.
la'onan1hip2hipboneMaihala bena haba ya kepama, Taumoho wa Diyakobo la'ona ya fatutuya'asi.When the Sun was about to break through, the Man dislocated Jacob's hip.2.1Body2.1.2Torso
la'ouVincourse grass (a kind of)Ai haba eda la'ou begana 'e lau 'e golu.We will go and break up a bit of coarse grass (from the garden)6.2.3Plant a fieldMay also mean "to be clearing garden" ?
laowaVingo (to)
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LasalusinLazarusEna eda'eda hafohafona yai mate taumoho hesa fafagogo~gesana, tauna sa bonubonu hesana Lasalusi mate amainiya sa fataꞌai.At his doorway there was a certain poor man whose body was covered with sores named Lazarus, whom they had set down there. Lazarus is the name of the brother of Mary and Martha, whom Jesus raised from the dead. Lazarus is also the name of the poor man who died and went to Abraham's bosom in the story of the rich man and Lazarus.From Greek via English.
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latin1basket, large wovenov. synkwade1 2kwade3 1BH ofkwade2noho12large basket woven of coconut leavesLati ma'ima'i lugudi yai sa fatuli.The lati basket is woven of coconut leaves.
lati~lidiVinpenetrate deeply (to)In moho, nuwadi sa luwaluwaga, pa'ana hige lamdi ti lati~lidiJuat one thing, they are undecided (double minded), because their roots have not gone deeply.
LatonLatoDituna, 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 students. Lato was one of the school children at Siasiada Mission school immediately after WW2.9.7.1Name of a person
lau11Vingo (to)Gwama wa ya dago be ya lau haufata hesa yaiThe boy jumped and went to another platform.Habahim, ya lau Mogiliu Solasolana yai, ya poupouli.then he went to Mogiliu Channel, and was floating there.Yo fede wahadi ana fuya sa dui. Gwama wa ya lau lofuna ya fayoga be ya laoma.And so they sent their grandson for his turn.The boy went to his sister and called her and they she came.ov. synhasae 2hasaema 2laomaleu 1lidi1 1sae 42Vintime going by (to be)Gwama wa ya lau eee--, ya famala doga la'ila'i.The boy went along, until he became a big person (adult)Na ya nuwanuwatuhu ya lau eee--, ena wau'oya aho alimana yai ya fa'afi wa, ya nuwatuhui.But he was thinking and thinking until, he remembered his obsidian knife which he'd tucked in his armband.3Vinactivity (to be involved in)Yo fede, ya lau alahiya ya lau ginauli yeee--, ya ofi, ya peinidi be sa ota.And so, he went and made spears. He was making them until they were finished, then he piled them up and left them.4Vtrgo for (to)falau watanidifalau~fwaufwaudifalau~ponomiufaliba lauwengayo fuyo lau tefagayo lau tefaita'ita lau tefalaulau~waihini'ilaulauimahano lautafo~luhuluhulautau fafalau~fatala doganatau lauguguya'ennalau~paliyencomp.der.Vtrcompare oneself to, tona tabu hidana i lau~paliyenAnd he shouldn't compare himself to his friend.lau~tanitanisi'icomp.der.Vin1weep bitterly, toNu'u E lau~tanitanisi'i pa'ana hige sai loholohona hesa ya sibai haba buka i so'e. . . .I went around crying very hard because there was no one good (enough) who know how to open the book. . . .2cry very hard, tolaulau~bodacomp.cont.Vingo back again (to)Sidohana be ami laulau~boda? Why (how) are you going back (to it) again?Keliso wasana lau~fa'atana bwa'ibwa'ina ha'a ami atahiyedi, lisina yai tabu ta laulau~bodaidi.As for Christ's first teachings which you have already heard, Let us not go back again to them.laulau~bodaidicomp.cont.Vtr1go back to them again, to2do them again, toantalasam ese'esegadi fuya ou'ouli sa laulau~bodaidi.and the one and the same sacrifices they do them again all the time.laweder.Vtr1make something go, to2make it go, tolau~papalinimunspec. comp. formVtr1hit you on the cheek (to)2hit one's cheek (to)Yena sai ya lau papalinim, papali hesa u felen hinaga.When someone hits you on the cheek, give him the other cheek also.laulau~yo'oiunspec. comp. formVtrsearching for, to beSai ami laulau~yo'oi?Who are you looking for?
lau21gergoing2preVdoPreverbs such as {lau} are sometimes written as prefixes and sometimes as separate free-standing words.tau laulau~dudulai
lau3gerdoingsan'an'eta~lau
lau4gerdoingslau~fa'ata pa'anacomp.der.NP1basic teachingsTabu lau~fa'ata pa'ana moho ta obi'obiyo~fuyoi: Let us not just erect the basic teaching over again.2foundational teachings3elementary (basic) teachings
lau-1preV1do (to)2go (to){laulau} but also with compound verbs using {lau} as a preverb.falauponodi
lau-2Vin > VinpfxRDP{laulau} but also with compound verbs using {lau} as a preverb.laulau~waihini'icomp.der.VObjIncgo for a woman, toTano'ubu edi kin mahudo'idi mate sa laulau~waihini'iAll the kings of the earth went for the woman (EUPH: had sexual relations with her).laulauicont.der.Vtr1continuing with it, to bena mulina yai heyaya te ginaginauli be ya laulaui mate, hige antalasam hesa haba eda heyaheyaya i kaisu~fahi.and if afterwards we are doing sin and are continuing with it, then there is not any sacrifice which will wash away our sin.2keep on doing it, to be
lau-3n > npfxRDP{laulau} but also with compound verbs using {lau} as a preverb.
lau-41Vin > gerpfxgoing2preVdoing3geractivities{lau}
-lau1Vin > Vinsfxgoing along (to be)2Vin > Vtrsfxgo over (to)Ya dago lau haufata ofi'ofina yai ya abi lidi alahiya luwaga wa ya abidi.He jumped over and went to the last platform, and he reached down and grabbed the two spears.Habahim, ya tuba lau ena dafu yai.then he swam over to his raft.ov. syn-hasa1 1-sae3Vingo4gergoingala~lolo~lauata'atahi lau
lau afuledaVtrleave us behind, to
lau afulemaiVtr1leave us.excl (to)2pass away (to)Delodin, natumai taubaguna mate boliman hesa yai ya lau afulemai. Aho te E bwaibwai.Geraldine, our firstborn child left us (passed away) one year. And now I am an old woman.EUPH: {lau afulemai} "leave us" means "for someone to die."
lau afulenVtr1leave it behind (to)Tinagu ema waga ya au'au oyagi yai na 'e lau afulen. My mother tied the canoe to a tree and we left it there.2leave her behind (to)3leave him behind (to)