Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language by Walter G. Ivens
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Third, _oluna_. Sixth, _onona_. Ninth, _siqana_.
Ordinals precede the noun: _ruana na mwane_ the second man. Ordinals are used to express the number of times: _eruana lau nia lea go_ he went away the second time. _Ruana_ also means fellow: _na ruana gera_ their fellows. Tenth is expressed by _tangafulu ana_: _aqala maaedangi mana ruana_ the twelfth day, _tangalau ro aqala mana etana_ one hundred and twenty-first. _Efita_ how many, is used with the substantival termination _na_: _efitana_ what number? 3. Multiplicatives. The article _fe_ is employed to form multiplicatives: _guka fai fe olila_ I shall return four times, _sasigu ka fita fe ode doo taala fuagu_ how often shall my brother harm me? _tafe_ once. The causative _fa_ does not make multiplicatives except in the case of _faoroa_ often. EXCLAMATIONS. _Iu_, _iuka_, assent. _Oto mone_ is that so? _Ne_ is used in questions, _ati ne satamu_ what is your name? _na mwela a Joseph e |
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