iniv. tr., to pinch,iniiluana, to throttle. S.'ini.
iniapers. pron. sing. 3. he, she, it; used as subj. and followed bynia. S.inge'ie.
inite;inite arai, the elders.
initooto be glorious;soe initoo, to glorify;too initoo, the rulers;initoo,initoola, majesty.
inumaev. i., to be orphaned, to be poor.
inumaeav. n., an orphan. S.inemae.
inunufa-(gu) n., because of. S.inunuha.
ingov. i. to beseech.
ingosiv. tr., to beseech.
ingotainiv. tr., to provoke.
ingolav. n.,inakesi ingola, to beseech.
ioepers. pron. sing. 2. thou, used as subj. and followed byo. S.i'oe.
iqav. 1. to be spoilt, shed, of fluid.
irogiadv., yesterday.
iroriv. tr., to mix, mingle, stir up.
isaraadv., shore, to the shore.
ise,isegi,ise naadv., here.
isi;isilana, the end;isiburi, to be last, finally;isingana ne, from henceforth;sae isingana, leave off speaking.
isuliprep. motion after, motion over;isulia rodo mana asua, by day and night;lea isulia, go after him. S.isuli.
itaadv., motion from;ita ana mai, up to here;ita mai ifai, whence;ita na ma inao, from of old.
itafu-(gu) n., on behalf of.
iu,iukaaffirmative, yes.
kaverbal particle, used of present or of future time, or of consequent action;nia ka bae uri, he speaks thus;gamelu ka ania si taa, what shall we eat?sui ta nia kafi bae uri, thereupon he says;lelea ka rodo, go till nightfall; may be used in negative sentences with the addition ofsi, not;kasi bobola, it is not fitting. U.'a.
kadan., a period;kada na,kada ni, at the time when;i kada uta, when?kade manga, while;kade beu, inner chamber.
kafowater;si kafo, a bamboo water carrier.
kakalua well of water. S.kilu.
kakamu(na) n., edge, border.
kakaobasin, vessel, coconut shell cut to make a spoon. S.kaokao.
kakaraegg;fe kakarai kua, hen's egg.
kakasiv. tr., to carve.
kakau(gu) n., finger. S.kau.
kame(na) n., used with locative i, by the side of (of things).
kamuv. i., to eat areca nut. S.damu.
kaniv. tr., to bind.
kanilav. n., a binding.
kanikuluv. tr., to hang up, suspend.
kaoa bamboo water carrier. Cf.kafo.
kariv. tr., to tear, rend, break open, take to pieces.
kau,kakau, v. tr., to bind, tie.
kakariv. i., to be torn.
kauraav. tr., to mend, patch.
kearticle, followed bysi2.;ro kesi kurui bata, two pieces of money; added tote,teke si gula, a part.
kede,kekedev. tr., to cut, carve, write.
kedelan., inscription, writing, letter.
kedekedea,kekedea, adj., gorgeous, bright-colored.
kekerofa(na) n., of,amongst;ada kekerofana, choose from among;mou kekerofana, fearful of.
keketov. tr., to judge.
keketolav. n., judgment.
keov. i., to be blind;mwane keo, a blind man.
kete-(gu) 1. n., head; iketena, on his head.
kete2. v. tr., to cut; tookete, to cut in pieces.
kiv. i., to be troubled in mind;liona kafi ki, his mind was troubled.
kikiv. tr., to pour,
kilaa stone axe. S.'ile.
kilua hole, grave, well;kilu ni kafo, a well of water. S.kilu.
kilugwoua tomb. S.kiliqeu.
kirioporpoise. Motaririgo. S.'iri'o.
ko1. verbal particle, used only withopers. pron. sing. 2.oko; denotes consequence of action, used of present or future time,
ko-(gu) 2. n., ancestor;ko gia gi, our fathers. S.kookoo.
kobuv. i., to be fat.
kobukobula, adj. fat.
koburoN. W. wind. Floridakomburo.
kokomuan islet. S.komukomu.
kone1. n. a flood of waters; 2. v. i. to be in flood. S.kone.
kore;ruru kore, an avalanche. S.kore.
kuafowl;kakarai kua, fowl's egg.
kuboua staff.
kudo;qae kudona, guiltless,
kukuia dog. Mao.kuri.
kulu1. v. tr., to bury at sea. S.kulu.
kulu2. cfkanikulu.
kuru1. a piece, section,kurui bata, a piece of money,ro kurui doo, two sections.
kuru2. v. i., to be maimed.
kuru3. v. i., to sink.
kutav. i., to shake. S.kute.
la1. termination of verbal nouns; attached to verbs;mae, to die,maela, death;bae, to speak,baela, speech; the meaning seems to be gerundival and to denote the act of doing a thing. Cf. S.la5.
la2. termination of the verbal nouns, attached to certain nouns;te, mother,ro mwai telana, mother and daughter; attached to verbs;tasa,ro fe tasala, twice as much.
la3. adjectival ending; attached to verbs;taga, to be scattered,tagala, promiscuously;tagalo, to be lost,tagalola, lost;teo,teteola; attached to nouns,mwai,mwaila.
labuv. tr., to assault. S.rapu.
labuan., point, prick, splinter.
ladav. i., to fall down. S.lada,
ladedeep water, secure anchorage. S.lade.
ladov. tr., to join, knit;lado ae, to follow.
ladolav. n., a member.
lafi,lalafiv. v. tr., to take up, pull up, draw out, Motalav.
lafu1. v. tr., to pull, to wrench, pluck.
lafu2. to be worn out, old;lafue toongi, old clothes. S.lahu.
lafusi,lalafusi, v. tr., to be ignorant of.
laitransitive suffix to verb;tege,tegelai. S.la'i.
lalav. i., to stretch;lala fonosi, protect. S.lala'i.
lalabav. i., to walk about. S.la'alapa.
lalabata, court yard.
lalagov. i., to cling. S.nanako.
lalanothe ground immediately above the beach.
lalangav. i., to be dry, without coconut milk (of yam puddings), unleavened;usu lalangato wipe dry. S.langa.
lali(na) 1. n., root,lali ngado, to be firmly rooted.
lali2. v. tr., to drive.
lalaov. i., to run.
lalaoav. n., a herald. Motavalago.
lalifu(na) n. corner.
laliqatev. i., to make an oration, to preach.
laliqatelav. n. S.wale.
lamuaa dove;fe lamua;ta ro fe lamua, two doves.
langae, to throw;langae fou, to cast stones.
langi1. negative, no, not;emay be prefixed; used as negative particle;e langi nau gu lea, I did not go;simay be added,nia langi si saea, he does not know,e langi nau gu si lea, I am not going;e langi si langi lau, not again;langi launo more;langi ana, not existing, lost;langi ta, or, if not;ma langi,ma e langi, or not, in questions;lalangi ana, nothing.
langi2. sky, heaven;ilangi. S.langi.
lao(na) n, in;lao rodo, at night; ilaogamu,amongstyou, in you,laona maamu, in your eye. S.lalo.
laongiv. tr., to cross, step over; S.laongi.
Lau1. name of the language spoken by the coast peoples of Big Malaita on the artificial Islets off northeast coast, spoken also at Port Adam on Little Malaita.
lau2. adv. again, anew, also;gomay be added,inau lau go. S.lou.
lau3. v. tr., to wrest, abduct;lau doola, extortion;lau fafi, to deliver. S.lau.
lausiv. tr.,bae lausitto compel.
lea lelea, v. i., to go;lea fonosi, to afflict;lea isuli, to follow.
leafiv. tr., to cause to move.
leleav. n., going.
lealav. n., a herald. S.lae.
lebelebev. i., to be weak, sick.
lebelebelav. n., trembling.
ledi1. v. tr., to ask a question;aoe ledi, to question a person.
ledilav. n., questioning.
ledi2. v. tr., to abominate, to renounce;qatiedi. S.leledi.
lelefe, a dish, bowl, of wood.
li1. genitive;maalimaea, enemy;maalitafa, channel; a variant ofni.
li2. transitive suffix to verbs,mae,maeli.
lifo(gu) n. tooth;girigiri lifoa, gnashing of teeth. S.niho.
liligali(nau), prep, all around. S.lilikeli.
lima1. (gu) n. hand, arm. S.nime.
lima2. numeral, five;e lima. S.lime.
limanaordinal, fifth, the fifth time.
lingisiv. tr., to reverse, turn upwards. S.lingi.
liqa, cave, hole. S.liwe.
liu,liliuv. i., to ply, come, pass by;liu idu, to pass by;liliu kali, to spread;liu inao fuagamu, go in front of you.liufav. n., an epidemic. S.liu.
lio1. v. i., to look, seem.
lio(gu) n., appearance. S.lio.
lio2. (gu) n., heart, mind;lio sarofaia, harmless;lio bukonua, sorrow;ro si liodouble mind;lio too, to be wise,lio tooa,liotoola, wisdom;alu te si lio, to be brave.
lita(gu) n., waist, loins,
loadv., there, used withgo, andgi;ita mai logo, thence;logonorth west;na ogule boso logi, the herd of swine over there.
lobov. i., a lake, pond. S.lopo.
lofo1 v. i., to jump, to fly;lofo laongi, to jump over;ano lofo, dust.
lofoiv. tr., to assault. S.loho.
lofo2. (na) n, in the neighborhood of, over against, opposite to;i lofona fera, opposite the village.
logosiv. tr., to incline, bend. S.lolosi.
lolav. i., to drown.
lologuv. i., to be palsied, crippled. S.loku.
lolosiv. tr., to bend. S.lolosi.
lolouv. i., to make a noise, reverberate. S.lolou.
loov. i., to be fierce, wild, suspicious.
falooi, to persecute, cause to be wild. S.loo.
loouagrass.
loulou1. v. i., to be quick; 2. adv., quickly, quick. S.lauleu.
loulou3. adj., whole, entire, in one piece. S.laku.
lucontraction foroluthree, used to form trial number of pronoun;dalu,golu, etc. S.lu.
lugav. i., to loose.
lugatai,lugatainiv. v. tr.
lugalav. n., loosing. S.luhe.
luiv. tr., to forbid, reserve;alu luito set a taboo mark on. S.luu'i
lukumiv. tr., to restrain.
lulua1. a stranger, guest.
lulua2. a basket of plaited coconut leaf. S.luelue.
luuv. tr., to move, to depart. S.luu.
madjectival prefix;moibroken.
ma1. conjunction;ma ana, though;ma ka langi, or not, in questions;ma ta, but.
ma2. adjectival prefix of condition;madiu;matala. S.ma.
maa1. (gu) n., eye, face, aperture, gate;i maa, at the door, in the courtyard;gula i maa, outside;maana bara, gate;maa too(gu) to visit;toongi bono maa, sackcloth: 2. art. one, a;maa ni dara gi, young men;fai maae oru qailiu, the four winds;maae dangi, a day,maae dangi i fafo, two days hence;maae rodo, darkness;maae fera, a village. S.maa.
maa3. voc., father;maa nau, father. S.ma'a.
maabalato no effect;rao maabala, to work unprofitably. S.maatala.
maabev. i., to be willing;mu maabe ni elela, you were willing to rejoice.
maadara(gu) n., forehead. S.dara.
maafuv. tr., to cover with wrappings;maafu maa, to blindfold.
maalaan ulcer, a sore.
maaligwouv. i., to be thirsty,gwou1.
maalimaeaenemy.mae.
maalitafachannel in reef. S.maalitawa.
maamana;ro maamana, father and son.
maasiv. tr., to await, expect.
maasiaadj., while.
maauugalato mock at, used with poss.
mabev. i., to be obedient, willing;manata mabe, patient. Cf.gwarimabe.
mabesiv. tr., to correct, rebuke.
madafiv. tr., to perceive, feel.
madalabaoven.
madiuadj., different, other, another, astray; toomadiu gi, gentiles,
madiua1. exclam. well, I never! 2. adj. different. S.diu.
mae,mamaev. i., to die, to be ill, to be numb, to be eclipsed, of moon.
maeliv. tr., to die of;bae maeli, to condemn to death.
maeav. n., death, sickness,
maela(gu) v. n., death, danger,
maemaefav. n., sickness. S.mae.
mafov. i., to be healed. Motamawo.
magun. clothing;si magu.
mai1. adv., here, hither, this way;ita ana mai, hither;ita mailogo, thence. S.mai,
mai2. transitive suffix to verb, ala,alamai;fatola,fatolamai. S.ma'i.
makalokaloadj., in the early morning, used with locativei.
makesoadj., weak, feeble.
Mala1. Malaita;Mala baita, Big Malaita;Mala Tout, Little Malaita.
mala2.mala iteitev. tr., to wound. Cf. S.mala masi.
malefoshell money,
malengaicoconut,
malimaliadj., sweet. S.malimeli.
malingiadj., split, overturned. S.malingi.
mamagu; v. i.bae mamagu, to revile.
mamaguan., weakness,
mamaloniadv., only, merely,
mamalu1.(gu) n., a shadow; 2. v. i., to cast a shadow;sato e mamalu, it is towards evening. S.mamalu.
mamanav. i., to be true, real;doo mamana, truly;manata mamana, to believe.
mamanaatruly.
mamanaan., power. S.nanama.
manaused of numerals over ten;aqala mana fai. U.mana.
manata1. v. i., to think;manata sulito know;manata luga, to for- give;manata too(gu) to remember.
manataiv. tr. to pity.
manatailav. n., 1. pity, mercy; 2. thought. S.manata.
manata2. v. i., to be quiet, tame. S.manata.
mani;qaimani, to help;qaimani fainau, help me;fatake qaimani, to be a peacemaker.
qaimania, v. n., a company. S.mani.
manubird. S.manu.
mangatime, occasion, place;i kade manga, at the time;i kade mangana, now;si manga uta, when?
mangata(na) n., midst, middle; used with loc.i. S.matanga.
mangisingisiadj., broken in pieces.ngi.
mango(gu) n. life, breath;mango fu, to be sad;mango suu, to faint.
mangoliv. tr., to breathe upon. S.mango.
mao1. v. i., to dance. 2. n., a dance.
maoliv. tr., to dance;maoli mao. S.mao.
mara-(gu) n. of own accord, alone. S.maraa.
maraqai;alu maraqai, to become red and glowering, of sky.
marigo(gu) n. flesh, body.
matafa-(na) n.,too matafana, to know. S.mataqa.
matai,mamataiv. i., to have ague;matai afedali, fever.
mataiav. n., disease, a sick person;si mataia.
matalaadj., lone, alone, merely;tefe mwela matala, only son.
matanga(na) n., midst, used with locative;i mangata.
meformaihither;lea fasi me, come here,
mea1. (gu) n. tongue; 2. v. i.,meatoo, to taste of.
mealiv. tr., to lick.
meafa(na) v. n., tongue;meafana ere, tongues of fire. S.mea.
memein pieces;too memeto break in pieces.
mi1. personal pron. pl. 1. excl. we; used by itself as subj. or followsgami.
mi2. transitive suffix to verb;ano,anomi.
midiv. i., to taste;midi odonga ana, to taste of.
modev. tr. to mend, patch.
modelav. n., a patch.
moiadj., broken. S.'o'i.
moko,momoko1. v. i., to be corrupt, to smell; 2. n., corruption.
mokolav. n., corruption;
mokofa-(na) v. n., the smell of.
molagalin., all the islands; the world,
momoiv. tr. to buffet;afe e momoia na ola, the wind buffeted the ship.
momoko;momoko ia, breast, bosom.
moneadv., gives life to the narrative;tamone;otomone.
mori,momori, asmouri, to live. Cf. S.moli,walaimoli,mauri.
morumoruv. i., to be broken in pieces. S.morumoru.
mou,momou, v. i., to fear.
mouniv. tr.
moumoulav. n., fear. S.mau.
moulito be left-handed, awkward. S.mauli.
moumouli(gu) n., left hand.
mouri,momouriv. i., to live.
mourisiv. tr., to survive, escape from.
mouriav. n., life.
mourila-(gu) v. n., life. S.mauri.
mousiv. tr., to cut off, sever. S.mousi.
mu. 1. pers. pron. pl. 2. used by itself as subj. or followsgamu;mu kafi lea mai i angita, when will you come?
mu. 2. pronoun, suff. to nouns, sing. 2., thy.
mumudicrumb, chip, scrap;mumudi i doo, scraps.
mwaasnake. S.mwaa.
mwaelalaughter.famwaela.
mwaemwaev. i., to be obedient. S.mwae.
mwai1. a bag;
mwailaadj., rich. S.mwa'i.
mwai2. prefix marking reciprocity of relationship;ro mwai telana, mother and child;ro mwai fungona geni, mother and daughter-in-law; used as plural article,mwai asi nau, brethren. S.mwai.
mwaimwane, woman's brother, man's sister,a mwaimwane nau.
mwaludaadj., soft, gentle, kind, possible, easy.
mwane, a male, man, boy, exclam. you! added to proper nouns and to certain other words to show sex distinction. S.mwane.
mwaomwaov. i., to be weak, feeble.
mwela, child, boy, person; used with articleniof women;ni mwela ne, this woman;mwela bibiu, little child. S.mwela.
mwemweduahoney.
na1. definite article, a, the; used with both sing. and pl.;gera na Grekia, the Greeks. Cf. Floridana. M. L. p. 524:na noni, the body;na sasigamu, your brethren; is in more frequent use than the correspondingngain Sa'a; in many cases nouns are used without any article when the signification is general. S.nga.
na2. pronoun suffixed to nouns, sing. 3;abana, his hand: added to the first of two nouns to express a genitive; itolona fera, on the tops of the hills;gwauna na ai gi, head of men: added to cardinals to form ordinals. S. nd, Motana.
na,nana3. demonstrative pron., there, that, follows noun;si doo na, that thing.
na,nana4. adv. follows the verb and denotes a preterite, already, finished;e sui na,e sui nana, it is finished;sui na, thereafter.
nagav. tr., to waste, to spend.
namo, inner harbour, lake, pool;suu i namo;asi namoa lake. S.namo.
nana,na3. 4.
nani,nanani, v. i., to seek for.
nanisiv. tr.
nao(gu) n. face; with locativei; in front of, before;naoe gula, first place;i naogu, before my face; before my time,naonao tolia, chief portion at a feast.
naov. i., to lead;nao tala, lead the way;eta inao, to lead. S.nao.
naofa(na) n. eldest, first,naofana mwela, eldest child,naofe mwela.
nare1. v. tr., to roast on the embers.
nare2. v. tr., to prepare, make ready, serve, wait upon.
nau1. pers. pron. sing. 1. I, used by itself as subj. or followsinau;nau gu ote nau nilea, I do not want to go. V.nau.
nau2. asnau1. but suff. as obj. to verbs and prepositions.
nau3.fanaueducate. S.nanau.
ne1. demonstrative, there, that;a mwela ne, that person, he.
ne2. interrogative pron. follows the interrogativeati, who;ati ne?e uta ne, how is it?
ne3. v. i., to speak, make a sound.
neev. i., to be still, silent.
nenademonstrative pron., that, follows the noun;doo nena, that thing.
neneocharcoal.
ni1. genitive, of, belonging to; (a) used mainly in construction;fote ni fera, a native paddle;baea ni sugela, words of deceit,mwemwedua ni lalano, wild honey; (b) expressive of purpose,si gula ni lea inia, a place for him to go to; (c) expressive of condition,rosuli ni manatai gami, hear us in mercy,gera mou ni oli, they feared to return;fasia muka manata ni bae uri, think not to say thus; (d) added to verbal suffix giving transitive forcefoaa,foaataini. S.ni. Cf. M. L. p. 532.
ni2. personal article used with the names of females, both native and foreign;ni Alida, also used with certain nouns which denote women where in Sa'angaorais used,ni te nau, my mother;ni mwaimwane, a man's sister or a woman's brother;ni aia, female relations;ni doothe woman;ni mwela ne, that woman; is not used withafewife, nor withgenifemale; is not used with plural. Duke of Yorkne, M. L. p. 566,Gilb. Is.nei, Efatelei, S.kei.
ni3. interrogative used to (a) call attention;ni ai? I say, you! (b) in the sense of, is that so? S.ni.
ni4. demonstrative attached tota, one, a;tani aiai, some people; tooto;tani oto ni saiai. S.ni3.
ni5. a detachable prefix;doo nifai,doo ifai, what thing? S.ni4.
ni6. transitive suffix to verbs;mou,mouni. S.ni.
ni7. pers. pron. sing, 3. it, used in explanation;na light fuana noni ni maa, the light of the body is the eye;e uta ro si lio ni amu, why are you of two minds?
ni8. suff. pron. pl. 3. neut;i talani, in their place. S.ni.
niapersonal pronoun sing. 3. he, she, it; used by itself as subj, or followsinia. S.nge'ie.
nianiav. tr., to deny, repudiate.
nifaiinterrog. pron. what, follows noun;doo nifai, what thing?
nima,ninima1. (gu) n. hand, arm;ninimana tala, corner of the way, beside the way. S.nime.
nima2. forlimafive.
ninav. i. to be accustomed to, be able. S.nina.
noabusparrow hawk.
noni(gu) n. body, shape, fashion;noni fii, to suffer;noni fiilav. n., suffering;nonilau, to be safe and sound. Maotino.
nonov. i., to place the face against, to sniff, to kiss;nono faini, to kiss.
nonoiv. tr. S.nono.
nuev. i., to be foolish, dumb.
nuelav. n., folly.
nui(na) n. a nest. S.niui.
nukuv. i., to be wrinkled. S.nuku.
nunuluv. i., to wither. S.nunulu.
ngado1. v. i., to be firm;ngado fua, to trust,manata ngado ana, to rely on;too ngado, to remain firm.
ngado2. iaena ngado, at the very bottom. S.i ngadona aena, at his feet.
ngae(na);adala i ngaena maa, envy. S.ngae.
ngainitransitive suffix to verb; saw,saungaini. S.nga'ini.
ngali1. v. tr., to take, to receive.
ngalilav. n., burden.
ngali2. canarium nut. S.ngali.
ngangareaadj., deep rooted.
ngasiv. i., to be firm, hard;bae ngasi, to speak sternly. Floridangasi, hard.
ngi1. v. tr., to divide;mangisingisi.
ngi2. transitive suffix to verb;sau,saungi. S.ngi.
ngidu(gu) n., lip;ngidu auau fua, to hate. S.ngidu.
ngisi;fangisi, to acknowledge.
ngisu1. v. i., to spit; 2. n.fe ngisu, spittle.
ngisufiv. tr., to spit on. S.ngisu.
ngosav. i., to bud;ngosa faolu, just come into bud.
ngongosa, a spike, a horn;ngongose doo.
ngu1. v. i., to sing; 2. n. a song.
nguliv. tr., to sing;ngulia ngu, to sing a song.
opers. pron. sing. 2. thou, used by itself as subj. or followsioe. S.o.
oav. i. to share in.
oalangaiv. tr., to distribute, to share in. S.'oa.
obav. tr., to take from, separate, divide. S.opa. Floridasopa.
obalav. n. separation.
odonga;midi odonga, to taste. S.ohonga.
oduv. tr., to command, order.
oe1. an axe.
oe2. v. i. to commit adultery.
oelav. n., adultery.
ofosiv. tr., to take down. S.oohosi.
ofu1. v. i., together;ofu bae, to witness; 2. n.ofu si doo, a bundle.
ofu3. v. i., to boil;ofu duqetto burst. S.ohu.
oga(gu) n., stomach, belly. S.'oqa.
ogi(gu) 1. n., bone.
ogi(gu) 2. n., back, outside,
ogilaa bone needle.
ogoa band, a creeper used for binding. S.oko.
ogosiv. tr., to destroy, pull down, uproot. S.ooho'i.
ogu1. v. i., to collect, gather together;ogu malefola, money collecting; 2. adv., together, in company.
oguav. n., company.
ogulav. n.,ogule ai, a company of people.
oiv. tr., to break off. S.'o'i.
oimaeexclam. alas!
okasaunripe;maea okasa, sudden death.
okusummer. S.oku.
olacanoe, ship. S.'iola.
olev. tr., to betray;ole ilalodeceit.
oli1. v. tr., to hold in the arms.
oli2. v. tr., to return, go back; adv. back. S.'oli.
olilav. n., return.
olisiv. tr., to answer;nia kafi olisida, then he answered them.
olitaipartic. converted;olitai manata lau, repent.
olisusuv. i., to strive, quarrel, dispute, transgress;olisusu marana, to deny himself.
olo1. v. i., to be deep.
olo2. v. i., to cry out.
olosiv. tr.;olosia riilana, cried out.
olunumeral, three,e olu.
olunaordinal, third, for the third time. S.'olu.
omaev. i., to weep.
omaeav. n.,omaelav. n., wailing. Cf.oimae.
onionga, to mock, used with poss.;onionga ana, mocked him.
ononumeral, six;e ono.
ononaordinal, sixth, for the sixth time. S.ono.
ongatainiv. tr., to vex, annoy,
ongiongiv. tr., to deceive.
ooa drum. S.'o'o.
oobalaa shed, hut.
oofa-(na) approaching to, with child.
oogav. tr., to be tied together, to incur a debt.
oogangav. n., debt.
oolov. i., to be straight; adj. straight.
ooloav. n., straightness.
ooniadv., temporary, empty, idle, naked;too ooni go, fleeting.
orev. i., to fail, to fall short of, to lack;ore fanga, to abstain from eating, fast;ore fuato be lacking;ore ana, to be lacking;ani ore, to eat and leave some over. S.ore.
orov. i., to be many; adj. many.faoroa.
oru1. v. i., to blow; n. wind. S.ooru.
oru2. widow;qe oru, a widow.
oso(gu) n. food for a journey. S.oto.
ote1. plural article;ote ai gi, you women;ote ruanahis fellows;ote geniwomen.
ote2. v. tr., to fash, cause ennui to;gera ote gera, it wearied them.
ote3. valley.
otoadv. perhaps;oto mone, is it so? denotes indefiniteness, used withnifollowing,tani oto ni saiai, certain persons.
otofa-(na) because of, on account of.
The sound represented byqiskw. In the words from Alite given by Dr. Codrington in M. L., p. p. 39 ff. the sound which appears in Lau asqis there written asku; e. g.kuai, Lauqai, Sa'awai, water;qin Lau may representwinSa'a qato,waato;qalu,walu;Ulaqa,Ulawa.
qadangiv. tr., to open up.
qae1. v. tr., to beat, strike;qae mousi, to strike and cut off;qae maelito kill with blows.
qae; 2.qae tafusi, to strain.
qae; 3.qae kudona, guiltless.
qai1. prefixed to verbs, denotes reciprocity;sua, to encounter,qaisuasuafi, to meet;manata, to think,qaifamanataito instruct;liuto move position,qailiureciprocally;mani, (Sa'amani, altogether),qaimani, to stand together, be of help to. The action of the original verb is enlarged and the subject included.
qai2. n., water;maana qai, mouth of the stream, a harbor on the northeast coast, south of Aio.
qai3. v. tr., to load, to fill up.
qaiaran., a command.
qaiaraan., reward.
qaidoriv. tr., to desire.
qaidoriav. n., desire.dori.
qaiduuv. tr., to revenge.
qaiduulav. n., vengeance.duu.
qaierisiv. tr., to command, importune.
qaierisiav. n., a command.erisi.
qaifamanataiv. tr., to instruct.
qaifamanatailav. n., instruction.manata
qaife;qaife agaloto drive out evil spirits;mwane qaife agaloa witch doctor.
qailangainiv. tr., to wag, nod, waive.langa, up.
qailiuadv., reciprocally, used of mutual action;manata baita fuagamu,qailiu, love one another;lea qailiu, to walk about.liu.
qailiuaadj., humble, of low estate.
qaimaasiv. tr., to await, expect.maasi.
qaimanatav. tr., to have mercy upon, pity.
qaimanataiav. n., mercy.manata.
qaimani1. 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.
qaimaniawith one accord. S.mani.
qairaofaiv. i., to agree with.raoto work.
qaisagaliv. tr., to revolt, commit insurrection, take up arms, trouble,vex.
qaisagaliav. n., an insurrection.
qaisuasuafiv. tr,, to meet, encounter.sua.
qaisusuv. tr., to sacrifice.
qaisusiav. n., a sacrifice.
qaitaav. i., to be a stranger;too ni qaitaa, to be a stranger. S.awataa.
qaitagav. tr., to cause to scatter.
qaitaliv. tr., to be disobedient to.
qalav. i., to lay an accusation;qala fafi, to accuse a person.
qalafiv. tr., to be delivered of a child.
qalu, 1. numeral, eight;e qalu.
qaluna, ordinal, eighth, for the eighth time.
qalu2. v. i., to emerge;qalu tafa, to emerge from. S.waru.
qangan., thunder, a gun.
qangafiof the lightning;sinamaaru ka qanagafia, the lightning 'thundered.'
qangareov. i., to pass by.
qaqalifolav. i., to be pure, clean,fotoqaqalifola, a great calm.
qaqalilaadj., cold, of the weather.
qaqaoaadj., white, clean.
qaraoa creeper used for tying; an iron nail. S.wa'arao.
qarev. tr., to castrate.
qarelaadj., stony.
qatev. i., to make an oration, is preceded bylali;laliqate, to make an oration;lali qatelav. n., an oration. S.wale.
qatoa digging stick. S.waato.
qe1. article;qe afe, a woman;qe oru, a widow;qe ia, a fish;namay be prefixed;na qe ia gi, the fishes. Nengone, Gaua,wa,we, M. L., p. 71.
qe2. a simpleton, fool;gera qe, fools,
qele,qeqele, v. i., used with poss., to wonder at, be surprised.
qelelav. n., wonderment, surprise.
qesu,qeqesuv. i., 1. to smoulder, burn; 2. to shine. S.'eso
qiqin., a drop;qiqisi abu, drops of blood.
raav. i., to climb up.;
raaraan., light, sunlight;na raaraa. S.raaraa.
rabu,rarabu,rabusi, v. tr., to hit, strike, beat. S.rapu
raden., a reed;fe rade. S.rade.
rafaiv. 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.
ramov. i., to be strong;ramofua, to deliver.
ramolav. n., strength. S.ramo.
rao,raraov. tr., to work;rao ana abana, his handiwork;rao uri, to do like, to work at, to tend.
raoav. n.,raolav. n., work.
rara1. v. i., to be withered, ripe.
rarasiv. i., to shrivel, dwindle. S.rara.
rara2. n., brightness, glory. S.rara.
rarafolo, stretched across, a crosspiece;ai rarafolo, a cross (late use). S.lala'i.
rarangiaadj., glorious.
raramaav. i., to be excessive. S.raramaa.
raraov. i., to stick, cling, cleave. S.rarao.
rarapuv. i., to reach, arrive at. S.arapu.
rarataa skull. S.rarata.
rarauv. tr., to kindle, light.
raungaweapons.
raurauaadj., soft, pliable.
rebov. i., to be full grown, adult, old. S.repo.
reqetav. tr., to open.
rerebav. i., to be broad, wide,
reresi;age reresi, a lily, Crinum asiaticum.
rigiv. tr., to see.
rigitav. i., to be strong, firm.rigita fasi, to overcome.
rigitangainiv. tr., to do powerfully.
rii,riirii, to cry out;olosia riilana, cried out. S.rii, cicada.
ro1. v. tr.,ro suli, to obey, listen to.
ro2. numeral, two, used only in composition; forms part of pers. pronoungoro, etc.;ro si doo, two things;e ro mwane, two men. S.ro.
ro3. numeral, two, used with nouns of relationship;ro mamana;ro mwai sasina.
ro4. ending of pers. pronoundaro;gamoro.ro2.
rodonight;fe rodo, a night;rodo fi dao, till nightfall. S.rodo.
rogiyesterday; used with locativei,i rogi.
rongo;fafurongo, v. i., to listen to, to be a disciple; n. a disciple. S.qaarongo.
rorodoaadj., dark, used also as n., darkness.rodo.
roroiv. tr., to strengthen. S.roro'i.
ruanumeral, two;e rua. S.rua.
ruanaordinal, 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.
rutan. dialect.
ruuv. i., to enter.
ruulav. n., entry.
sae1. v. tr., to say, speak, tell, read;sae isingana, to finish speaking.
saetana, it is said. S.sae.
sae2. adv. that, in reported speech.
saeaadv. in order that, that so;saea o lea mai fuana, is it that you have come for this? denotes the subjunctive,
safaliv. tr., to be equipped with.
sagav. i., to proceed;saga tafato proceed out of.
sagali,sasagali, v. tr., to attack.
sai1. n., place, duty, piece;sai i nonigu, my duty;sai oe, your duty; withai1.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.
sakov. tr., to catch. Motasakau.
salon. cloud, storm;salo uruuru, white fleecy cloud.
saloaadj., stormy. S.salo.
salofiv. tr., to prepare, clear a path, sweep.
samaiv. tr., to fit on, to pair with. S.sama.
samolan. pride, overbearing,
sangoniv. tr., to feed, nourish. S.sangoni.
saosago palm, thatch. S.sa'o.
sarabeach, shore.
sariia maiden;geni sarii;too ni sarii, to be unmarried.
sarofaiaadj., gentle; harmless, blameless;too sarofaia, quiet,
sarufiv. tr., to burn.
sasalaadv., up, upwards; adj. light. S.sa'asala.
sasaluv. i., to start, arise.
sasalungainiv. tr., to collect, make ready.
sasara1. (gu) n., limb, branch, member. S.sasara.
sasara2. v. i., to warm oneself at a fire,
sasi1. (gu) n., brother, sister;sasigu, my brother.
sasinan., of relationship;ro mwai sasina, two brothers.S.'asi.
sasi2. to desire, used withfua;sasi fua, to desire;sasi diena fua, to love a person.
sasosun.
sasoaiv. tr., to expose to the sun, dry. S.sato.
sasu1. v. i., to smoke, of a fire. 2. n., smoke;rage sasu, to be angry;rage sasua, anger. S.sasu.
sata(gu) n., name;te satana, his name only;ati satamu, what is your name? with pers. pronoun, friend;sata nau, my friend.
sasatav. i., to be friendly with. S.sata.
sau1. v. i., to kill;sau mwane, to commit murder;sau mwanea, murder.
saungiv. tr., to kill, to be ill of. S.sau.
sau2. v. i., to become;sau ana mwane, to become man.
saufini1. v. tr., to turn away, to hide. 2. adv. secretly,
saulafievening. S.saulehi.
saumalaadv., granted that, even supposing.
saungainiv. tr., to make, construct.
sen., here: used with locativei;i se, at the place;i sena, at that place, there.
seka,seseka, v. tr., to rend, tear.
seseleharlot.
si1. negative, not;gu si saea, I do not know;langimay precede,gu langi si saea;e langi nau gu si lea, I am not going; follows the particleska,ko.
si2. article, a part, a piece, any;si fou, a stone;si mangs,uta, what time?namay be prefixed,na si baea taa ne, what words?si doo gu saea na, the thing (that which) I said; _asi Eaea, the Word; is more definite and particular in meaning thanna. U.masi.
si. 3. trans. suff. to verbs;ada,adasi.
si. 4. genitive;ofu si doo, bundles.
sie-(gu) n. used as preposition, to, towards, at, at the house of;lea go siena, go to him;siena ere, at the fire. S.sie.
sifov. i., to go down;o sifo go; you go down. S.siho.
sikeraini, v. tr., to free from, cast off. S.sikera'ini.
sikolocust.
sina,sinasina, v. i., to shine;fe bubulu sinasina, a bright star, n. light;sinasinana, its light. Motasinga.
sinali, moon, month.
sinalitaini, v. tr., to enlighten. S.sinelimoonlight,
sinamaarun., lightning;sinamaaru ka qangafia, the lightning 'roared.'
sinataiv. tr., to keep from, beware of, guard.
siqanumeral, eight;e siqa.
siqanaordinal, eighth, the eighth time. S.siwe.
siramoused with prep.fua,fonosi, to resist, compel. S.ramo.
sisimea gnat. S.sime.
siu1. v. i., to wash, bathe;siu abu, to baptize.
siufiv. tr.
siulav. n., washing, bathing.
siu,sisiu2. v. i,, to be conceived.
soe,sosoe, v. i., to call out, v. tr., to ask for, name;soea satana, ask his name.
soefataia, ecclesia, church (late use).
sofiv. tr., to find.
sofiliv. tr., to collect, choose. S.so'ohi.
sogoniv. tr., to gather, reap.
sogonilav. n., gather, reap. Mota.sogon.
soi,sosoi, v. tr., to call;soi ledi, to question. S.soi.
sua; 1.qaisuasuafi, to meet. S.su'e.
sua,suasua2. n., dung;suasuae ano, dung,
subia club. S.supi.
sudav. i., to root, of pigs. S.sude.
sufiv. tr., to anoint, to rub, to shave with a razor. S.suhi.
suge,susugev. tr., to deceive;suge fafi, to accuse;qalaa susuge, to accuse falsely.
suli(nau) prep., after, according to, used of motion towards; the locativeimay precede. S.suli.
sulitalaaadj., safe, free.
sulun., oil, liquid. S.sulu.
sulufou1. mound of rocks, stone wall;ui sulufou, to build a mound (for a tomb).
Sulufou2. an artificial islet near Ataa Cove, North Malaita.
sunga,sungaini,sungatainiv. tr., to affirm, maintain, persuade,
sungiv. i., to make a noise, be glad.
sungiav. n., a cry, a noise.
Surainaartificial islet South of Ataa Cove; original home of Lau-speaking people in Port Adam.
surakena;bae surakena, to prompt,susu(gu) 1. n., breast, 2. v. i., to suck the breast, to have children at the breast. S.susu.
susu3. v. i., to be firm;susu too, to be steadfast. S.susu.
susu4. v. i., to stretch out;susu aba, stretch out the arm. S.susu.
susuiv. tr., to touch with the fingers, to set on a stick.
susubin. a dry stick, a horn (late use).
susuliv. tr., to know, understand, be aware of;ati susulia, who knows? I can't say.
susia, adj. unfruitful, not bearing fruit.
suu1. a harbour. S.su'u.
suu2. used with prep,fafi;suu fafi, to clothe, cover.
suulav. n., clothing, cloak.
suu3. v. i., to set, of heavenly bodies, to dive, go down, sink.
suulav. n., a setting. S.suu.