Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language by Walter G. Ivens
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_amu_ 2. v i. to be dumb; a _amu_, the deaf mute. S. _amumu_. _ana_ 1. poss. sing. 3. for him, her, it; used also as obj. _e soea ana_, he asked him for it; _e lea ana_, he went on his way; _e ita ana mai_, from there; _qaifamanatai ana too_, a teacher of the people; _e baita tasaana_, bigger than it; _bota ana_, perhaps. S. _ana_. _ana_ 2. instrumental, with, therewithal; _doo gera saungia ana_, the thing they killed him with. S. _ana_. _ana_ 3. belonging to, from, him, her, it; _o ngalia ana ati_, from whom did you get it? _tani ai ana aigi_, some of the people. S. _ana_. _ana_ 4. time when; _ana ta maedangi_, on a certain day; _ana koburo_, in the time of the northwest wind, summer. S. _ana_. _ana_ 5. after, by the name of; _e saea lau ana satana_, he called him by his name. S. _ana_. _ana_ 6. of, belonging to; used in composition; _kakao ana ano_, an earthen vessel; _lea ana fera_, to go to another country. _ana_ 7. if, for, when, because, used of subjunctive. _ana_ 8. _tangafulu ana_, tenth in a series. S. _ana_ 8 _ani_ 1. v. tr. to eat. Mota _gana_; Florida _gani_. |
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