West Kewa - English
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la dial. var. *sa 2 sa 3 ta 3 v 1 to talk nena talo paede agaa orope lap say later what you wanted to say earlier nimimi nina pi laateme You are talking about me laayo I have spoken on behalf of someone 2 and then
la piriri ajp to prattle, to talk on and on
laba n lamp ; light mea pamuape laba a lamp that shows the way Pawame reaa paa laba page tosi paata pa An electric light and also a flambeau
labeaa v to split open as when using a wedge apo pe kaapu labeaa break off that dry bamboo su amaa lopoa labeaa it fell on the ground and broke
ladea v 1 to put on or off as a hat 2 to lift and look underneath something
lagia v to tell to a 1st or 2nd person mo tisame ne lagia agaare ni pagano la you tell me what the teacher said to you
lai 1 n tree variety used to make drums gen repena 2
lai talae nona pia ajp like the sound of a drum being beaten
lai-kidipaa NounC drum handle
lakala v to tell (3rd person), divulge a secret syn lakela
lake ria 1 unspec. var. igi pia vp to break away, give way kepo puri napaloa kubade lake riaa the fence wasn't strong and the ditch caved in
lake ria 2 unspec. var. of igi pia unspec. var. of lake ria 1
lakea unspec. var. perekea 1 unspec. var. of yoka pa
lakela v divulge; alternate term for 'lakala' abade nipara go agaa lagi la pare neme nalakelawa he asked me to tell him what was said to me but I didn't tell him syn lakala
lake-lakeaa n sweet potato variety wh sapi unspec. var. of modo 2 syn loba-loba 2
lakepe ria vp to break and carry off ipame go ro aarabu lakepe riaa pae? when did the flood carry the bridge away?
lakepe rubea vp upset ; throw off from something