Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands - LightNovelsOnl.com
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_qaimaasi_ v. tr., to await, expect. _maasi_.
_qaimanata_ v. tr., to have mercy upon, pity.
_qaimanataia_ v. n., mercy. _manata_.
_qaimani_ 1. v. tr., to help; _qaimani fai_, _qaimani faini_, to help; 2. used as prep., together, in company with; 3. v. i., to be reconciled with.
_qaimania_ with one accord. S. _mani_.
_qairaofai_ v. i., to agree with. _rao_ to work.
_qaisagali_ v. tr., to revolt, commit insurrection, take up arms, trouble,vex.
_qaisagalia_ v. n., an insurrection.
_qaisuasuafi_ v. tr,, to meet, encounter. _sua_.
_qaisusu_ v. tr., to sacrifice.
_qaisusia_ v. n., a sacrifice.
_qaitaa_ v. i., to be a stranger; _too ni qaitaa_, to be a stranger. S. _awataa_.
_qaitaga_ v. tr., to cause to scatter.
_qaitali_ v. tr., to be disobedient to.
_qala_ v. i., to lay an accusation; _qala fafi_, to accuse a person.
_qalafi_ v. tr., to be delivered of a child.
_qalu_, 1. numeral, eight; _e qalu_.
_qaluna_, ordinal, eighth, for the eighth time.
_qalu_ 2. v. i., to emerge; _qalu tafa_, to emerge from. S. _waru_.
_qanga_ n., thunder, a gun.
_qangafi_ of the lightning; _sinamaaru ka qanagafia_, the lightning 'thundered.'
_qangareo_ v. i., to pa.s.s by.
_qaqalifola_ v. i., to be pure, clean, _fotoqaqalifola_, a great calm.
_qaqalila_ adj., cold, of the weather.
_qaqaoa_ adj., white, clean.
_qarao_ a creeper used for tying; an iron nail. S. _wa'arao_.
_qare_ v. tr., to castrate.
_qarela_ adj., stony.
_qate_ v. i., to make an oration, is preceded by _lali_; _laliqate_, to make an oration; _lali qatela_ v. n., an oration. S.
_wale_.
_qato_ a digging stick. S. _waato_.
_qe_ 1. article; _qe afe_, a woman; _qe oru_, a widow; _qe ia_, a fish; _na_ may be prefixed; _na qe ia gi_, the fishes. Nengone, Gaua, _wa_, _we_, M. L., p. 71.
_qe_ 2. a simpleton, fool; _gera qe_, fools,
_qele_, _qeqele_, v. i., used with poss., to wonder at, be surprised.
_qelela_ v. n., wonderment, surprise.
_qesu_, _qeqesu_ v. i., 1. to smoulder, burn; 2. to s.h.i.+ne. S._'eso_
_qiqi_ n., a drop; _qiqisi abu_, drops of blood.
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_raa_ v. i., to climb up.;
_raaraa_ n., light, sunlight; _na raaraa_. S. _raaraa_.
_rabu_, _rarabu_, _rabusi_, v. tr., to hit, strike, beat. S. _rapu_
_rade_ n., a reed; _fe rade_. S. _rade_.
_rafai_ v. tr., to exalt, elevate.
_rage_ (_gu_) n., mind, heart, womb; _rage ruarua_, v. i., to doubt; _rage sasu_, to be angry; _rage sasua_, _rage sasula_, anger.
_rakaraka_; _abu rakaraka_, a flow of blood.
_ramo_ v. i., to be strong; _ramofua_, to deliver.
_ramola_ v. n., strength. S. _ramo_.
_rao_, _rarao_ v. tr., to work; _rao ana abana_, his handiwork; _rao uri_, to do like, to work at, to tend.
_raoa_ v. n., _raola_ v. n., work.
