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.

tama- (gu), used with sae to know; nau gu sae tamana.  I know (it).

tani some; tani oto ni saiai, some people.

tangafulu, numeral, ten, used only in counting; e tangafulu.

   tangafulu ana tenth, for the tenth time.  S. tangahulu.

tangalau numeral, one hundred; e tangalau; tangale doo, one hundred things.  S. tangalau.

taofai, tataofai v. i., to stumble.

taraina today, now, bye and bye.

tarakaukau a bramble. kakau.

tarau v. i., to be continuous, traditional.

   taraungaini v. tr., to do continuously.  S. tarau.

taru a chamber.  S. duru.

tasa v. i., to be too much, used in comparison; nia baita tasaa ana, it is bigger than it.

   tasala v. n., ro fe tasala, twice as much,

   tasaa adj. excessive.

tasaliu v. i., to be in excess, exceedingly.

tata adjectival prefix; tatagwelu, headlong.  S. tata.

tatabi; tatabi i tala, a bifurcation of the path.

tatae v. i., to rise, arise; tatae oli, tatae olila, resurrection.

   tataea v. n., a getting up, a steep place.  S. ta’e.

tataga v. i., bae tataga, to speak blasphemously.

   tatagala adj., bae tatagala, to speak blasphemously.

tatagwelu adj., headlong.  S. tataqelu.

tatale v. tr., to uncover, reveal.

tatao v. i., to be flat, on one’s back.

tau 1. v. i., to wash; tau aba, to wash hands.

   taufi v. tr.

tau 2. v. i., to be far off; be a long time; too ka tau, too ka tau, for ever and ever.  S. ha’atau.

te 1. numeral, one, the same, a certain one; te ni ai, a certain person; da tefe bae ana te si baela, they all said the same thing; te si na doo, everything; te taifilia inia, he only; used of units (cf.  Sa’a ata), te fiu fe doo, only seven things; te ai ma te ai, one by one; too te ai, singly; equivalent to and; te na Mwela, and the Son.  Florida keha, one, Kingsmill te, M. L. p. 246.

te 2. n., mother; ni te nau, my mother.

   telana, n., of relationship, ro mwai telana, mother and
   child, wife.  S. teitei.

tea v. tr., to utter, speak; e tea tesi baela nena, speaking the same words.  S. tea.

tefe, te 1. fe 2.; da tefe bae ana tesi baela, they all (only) said the same thing; tefe mwela matala, an only son.

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