Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language by Walter G. Ivens
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_ato_ 1. v. i., to be in motion; _ato buri_, with poss., to turn
the back on; _ato folo_, to cross over; _lua e ato fafigera_, the flood came upon them; _ato ae_, to move quickly, to hurry. S. _ato_ 1. _ato_ 2. v. i., to be difficult. _au_ n., the bamboo, flute; musical instrument. S. _au_ 3. _auau_; _ngidu auau_, to hate. B _ba_ adv., gives force, explains, makes the diction less abrupt; _ai ba_, who then? _a doo ba_, why so-and-so; _go_ may be added, _a doo_ _bago_, the man there. _babala_ n., a tempest; _babalai tolo_, a hurricane. _babali_ (_gu_) n., cheek. Cf. _bali_. S. _papali_. _babara_ (_gu_) n., side (of persons only), loins. S. _parapara_. _babaranga_ n., a draught, shoal, of fish; _babarangai ia_, a shoal of fish. _babataini_ v. tr., to throw down, break by throwing down, overthrow. S. _papa_. |
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