Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands - LightNovelsOnl.com
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_rara_ 1. v. i., to be withered, ripe.
_rarasi_ v. i., to shrivel, dwindle. S. _rara_.
_rara_ 2. n., brightness, glory. S. _rara_.
_rarafolo_, stretched across, a crosspiece; _ai rarafolo_, a cross (late use). S. _lala'i_.
_rarangia_ adj., glorious.
_raramaa_ v. i., to be excessive. S. _raramaa_.
_rarao_ v. i., to stick, cling, cleave. S. _rarao_.
_rarapu_ v. i., to reach, arrive at. S. _arapu_.
_rarata_ a skull. S. _rarata_.
_rarau_ v. tr., to kindle, light.
_raunga_ weapons.
_rauraua_ adj., soft, pliable.
_rebo_ v. i., to be full grown, adult, old. S. _repo_.
_reqeta_ v. tr., to open.
_rereba_ v. i., to be broad, wide,
_reresi_; _age reresi_, a lily, Crinum asiatic.u.m.
_rigi_ v. tr., to see.
_rigita_ v. i., to be strong, firm. _rigita fasi_, to overcome.
_rigitangaini_ v. tr., to do powerfully.
_rii_, _riirii_, to cry out; _olosia riilana_, cried out. S. _rii_, cicada.
_ro_ 1. v. tr., _ro suli_, to obey, listen to.
_ro_ 2. numeral, two, used only in composition; forms part of pers.
p.r.o.noun _goro_, etc.; _ro si doo_, two things; _e ro mwane_, two men. S. _ro_.
_ro_ 3. numeral, two, used with nouns of relations.h.i.+p; _ro mamana_; _ro mwai sasina_.
_ro_ 4. ending of pers. p.r.o.noun _daro_; _gamoro_. _ro_ 2.
_rodo_ night; _fe rodo_, a night; _rodo fi dao_, till nightfall. S.
_rodo_.
_rogi_ yesterday; used with locative _i_, _i rogi_.
_rongo_; _fafurongo_, v. i., to listen to, to be a disciple; n. a disciple. S. _qaarongo_.
_rorodoa_ adj., dark, used also as n., darkness. _rodo_.
_roroi_ v. tr., to strengthen. S. _roro'i_.
_rua_ numeral, two; _e rua_. S. _rua_.
_ruana_ ordinal, second, second time; _gera ruana gera_, their fellows.
_ruarua_, _tan ruarua_, to be midway.
_ruru_ (_gu_) 1. n. bosom, breast.
_ruru_; 2. _ruru kore_, an avalanche. S. _ruru kore_.
_ruta_ n. dialect.
_ruu_ v. i., to enter.
_ruula_ v. n., entry.
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_sae_ 1. v. tr., to say, speak, tell, read; _sae isingana_, to finish speaking.
_saetana_, it is said. S. _sae_.
_sae_ 2. adv. that, in reported speech.
_saea_ adv. in order that, that so; _saea o lea mai fuana_, is it that you have come for this? denotes the subjunctive,
_safali_ v. tr., to be equipped with.
_saga_ v. i., to proceed; _saga tafa_ to proceed out of.
_sagali_, _sasagali_, v. tr., to attack.
_sai_ 1. n., place, duty, piece; _sai i nonigu_, my duty; _sai oe_, your duty; with _ai_ 1. _sai ai na_, that one I mean; _tani saiai_, those which, in explanations.
_sai_; 2. _sai gano_, on the ground. S. _hai_. 2.
_saitama_ (_gu_) v. tr., to know; _gu langi si saitamana_, I do not know; _saitama dooa_, knowledge.
