Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language by Walter G. Ivens
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_ma te ai enia i luma_ there is only one person in the house; with
_na_ demonstrative added: _nia na_ that is it, that is so. 4. The form _ni_ is seen in _nifai_ what? where? It occurs in certain phrases as meaning, it is, there is: _e uta ro si lio ni agamu_ how is it ye are of two minds? _na light fuana noni ni maa_ the light of the body it is the eye. 5. The plural sign _gi_ is used with the forms in the plural but not with those ending in _lu_: _gia gi fi dao na_ we have just come. 6. The forms in the plural third _igera_ and _gera_ are used as equivalent to a plural article: _igera na judea_ the Jews. 7. The pronouns of the third person singular and plural may be used of impersonal or inanimate things. B. PRONOUNS SUFFIXED TO VERBS OR TO PREPOSITIONS AS OBJECT. Singular: (1) _nau_. (2) _oe_. (3) _a_. Plural: Inclusive: (1) _gia_, _golu_. Exclusive: (1) _gami_, _gamelu_. (2) _gamu_, _gamolu_. (3) _gera_, _da_, _dalu_. Dual: Inclusive: (1) _goro_. Exclusive: (1) _gamere_. (2) _gamoro_. (3) _daro_. |
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