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.

fatemaea n., a wonder, a miracle; si fatemaea.

fateofi v. tr., to cause to lie down, to put to sleep. teo.

fateqa v. tr., to lengthen. teqa.

fatona v. tr., to cause amazement to.

fatou v. tr., to humble. tou.

fe 1. article, a; used of things spherical in shape; fe bread, a loaf; fe bubulu, a star; fe gale bola, a young pigeon; fe kakarai kua, a hen’s egg; fe rade, a reed; na or ta, or te, may precede; fe uo, a hill; tefuana ta fe uo, every hill; na fe uo, a hill; te fe mwela matala, an only son; used of one of a series; fe asua, a day; fe rodo, a night; used as a multiplicative; ro fe angia, two cryings; fita fe ade doo taa fuagu, how many sinnings against me?  Cf. qe.

fe 2. (a) marks repetition or restoration or continuance; is accompanied by adv. lau, again; na abana e fe boeboela lau, his hand was restored whole; daro fe lea lau go, they two went on; (b) used as an illative, in that case, following upon.  S. hei.

fera n., land, village, habitation; fera fu, heritage; fera gwou, a deserted village.  S. hera.

Ferasubua artificial islet north of Fuaga.

fi illative, in that case, then, following upon, just now, for the first time; follows the verbal particles ka, ko, but a particle need not be used; gami mi fi saitamana na tala, and how shall we know the way?

fi 2. trans. suffix to verb; tau, to wash; taufia abana.

fidali v. tr., to clap the hands, to strike with the hands.  S. hideli.

fii v. i., to be in pain, to hurt.  S. hii.

   fiila v. n., pain. nonifii.

fili; tasifili, alone.  S. hili.

filo; ada filo, to choose, to perceive; too filo, to perceive.

finau n., a hook.  S. hinou.

fiolo v. i., to be hungry.

   fioloa v. n., hunger.  S. hi’olo.

firi adv., always, lasting; too firi, everlasting; suli dangifiri, daily.

firu v. i., to fight with weapons.

   firula v. n., a fight, war; na firula.

fisu, fifisu v. tr., to pluck.

fita interrog. adv., used with e 3; e fita, how many? sasigu ka fita fe ade doo taa fuagu, how often shall my brother wrong me?  S. nite.

fitali v. tr., to split; too fitali, split in sunder.  S. hideli.

foaa v. tr., to pray.

   foaataini v. tr., to pray for.

   foaala v. n., prayer.

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