Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language by Walter G. Ivens
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burst open; _ofu duqe_, to burst.
_duu_ v. tr., to visit upon, punish, repay, _qaiduu_, to revenge. _duulana_, with loc. _i_, _i duulana_, because of. _duula_ v. n., recompense. E _e_. 1. used to make a construct form, added to the first of two nouns, _fuli abae ai_, man's handiwork; _toloe fera_, a hill; when the first noun ends in _a_, _ae_ is contracted into _e_, _aqale mwae_, ten bags; _fufue ai_, seed; when the first noun ends in _o_, the _oe_ is contracted into _e_; _abolo_, piece, _abole ai_, log. Cf. Mota, construct form of nouns, where the ending of the first noun may be altered to _e_. _e_. 2. pers. pron. sing. 3. he, she, it, used to precede _nia_ when the meaning is, there is, it is: _na liqa gera enia ada_, they have their holes; _ma te ai enia i luma_, there is only one person in the house; generally used of the neuter; _e langi_, no, not; _e langi ana_, it is lost; _e langi o si sulu isulia_, you must not follow him; _e sui na_, it is finished; _e uta_, how? S. _e_. e. 3. v. p., used with numerals and with _fita_; _e rua_. two; _e fita_, how many? S. _e_. |
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