Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language by Walter G. Ivens
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_ereila_ adj., round in shape. S. _ere_.
_erisi_ v. tr., to dispatch, send. _qaierisi_. _eta_ numeral, one; _eta inao fua_, to be in front of, to lead. _etana_, ordinal, first, the first time. S. _eta_. F _fa_. 1. causative prefix, applied to verbs and less frequently to nouns, e. g., _famwaela_. S. _ha'a_. _fa_. 2. termination of verbal nouns: _mae_, to die, _maemaefa_, sickness; _otofa-_, concerning, _oofa-_, approaching, are always followed by the suffixed pronoun. S. _ha_. _faabu_ v. tr., to forbid. S. _'abu_. _faabua_ v. n., an oath. _faabusu_ v. tr., to fill, satiate with food. _faada_ v. tr., to cause to see, to awaken. _ada_. _faado_ v. tr., to apportion. S. _ado_. _faalamaini_ v. tr., to entrust, to permit. _alamai_. |
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