Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 84 pages of information about Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language.

Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 84 pages of information about Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language.

   fafola v. n., alu fafola, addition.  S. haho.

fafolali v. tr., to illuminate. fola.

fafolifoli v. tr., to signify, to explain. folifoli.

fafou v. tr., to proclaim. fou.

fafunu v. tr., to destroy, to cause to end. funu.

fafungu v. tr., to fill, fungu.

fafurongo n., a disciple, rongo.

fafuta v. tr., to generate, to beget; said of both parents.

   fafutala v. n., a generation, futa.

fafuu used with possessive ana; fafuuana, real. fuu.

faga (gu) n., mouth.  Niue fangai, to feed; Mota wanga, to gape; S. awanganga, to gape.

fagaro v. tr., to deceive, to cause to stray. garo.

fagwau v. tr., to make desolate. gwau.

fagwoufi v. tr., to give drink to. gwou.

fagwourufi v. tr., to cause to sit down. gwouru.

fai 1. v. tr., used as prep., with, to help; fai oe, with thee.

   faini v. tr., to help, to companion with; fainia, moreover.

fai 2. adv., where? used with locative i, or with prefix ni; ifai, nifai.  U. hei.

fai 3. pref. to verb; buri, behind, faiburi, to leave behind; faigwa, to spill.

fai 4. numeral, four, faina, ordinal, fourth, the fourth time.

faiburi used with poss., to leave behind, fa 1.

faigwa v. tr., to spill, to shed.

fakukule v. tr., to cause to hang down.

fakulufi v. tr., to let sink, to lower, kulu.

falaete adv., only.  S. hali’ite.

falangi 1. n., a house on piles.  S. ha’alangi. langi 2.

falangi 2. v. tr., to bring to nothing, to destroy. langi 1.

falauni v. tr., to decorate, to adorn, launi.

fale v. tr., to give; fale aba fafi, to lay hands on.

   falela v. n., a gift.

fali, fafali v.i., to walk, tread; fali folo, to turn aside.  S. palili.

falisi n., garden, crop, season, year.  S. ha’lisi.

falooi v. tr., to torment, treat shamefully. loo.

famae 1. v. tr., to kill. mae.

   famaesi v. tr.

famae 2. v. tr., to quench. mae.

famafo v. tr., to heal a sore. mafo.

famamana v. tr., to establish, to make true. mamana.

famanatai v. tr., to instruct, teach. manatai.

famou used with poss., to warn, terrify, hold in honor. mou.

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