Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language by Walter G. Ivens
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_adi_ v. tr. to taboo, to place one's mark upon, S. _adi_.
_ado_, _adomi_, v. tr. to serve, to wait upon, to furnish with food, to worship. _ae_ (_gu_) 1. n. foot, leg; _lado ae_, to follow; _aena_, because of, _aena falisi_, lord of the garden; _ae i fera_, a householder; _ae mwane_, chief man. S._'ae_. _ae_ 2. exclam. ah!; used also in summing up. _afa_ 1. v. i. to cut, to incise, to mark by cutting. S. _aha_. _afa_ 2. an eagle. S. _hada_. _afe_ 1. woman, wife; _si afe nau_, my wife. _afe_ 2. v. tr. to direct, to guide, S. _'ahe_. _afe_, _afeafe_ 3. n. foam, waves; _na afe_, surf. S. _ahe_. _afedali_; _matai afedali_, to be in a fever. S. _madali_, wet with perspiration. _afetai_ partic., difficult; _bae afetai_, to take an oath. _afoa_ partic. apart, separate. S. _ahoa_. _afu_ v. tr. to wrap up, to hide. S. _ahu_. |
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