Entries from Ivens 1934 in Pollex-Online
Ivens, W. G. (1934). Vocabulary of the Lau language, Big Mala, Solomon Islands. Wellington, The Polynesian Society.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lau | A | Personal article used with the names of males only |
| Lau | Hato | Sun |
| Lau | Halili | Shellfish |
| Lau | Anu | To shake |
| Lau | Fa/i | Four |
| Lau | Fafa | Carry a person on one's back |
| Lau | Faafaa | Open mouth wide |
| Lau | Fafo | Above, over |
| Lau | Fali | Stingray. General term for rays (Akm). |
| Lau | Fa(fa)na | Shoot with a bow |
| Lau | Fanua | Land |
| Lau | Fou | Rock, stone |
| Lau | Fou | Heart Problematic |
| Lau | Felo | Bleached (of the skin) |
| Lau | Fita | How many? |
| Lau | Fili(fili) | Choose, pick |
| Lau | Firi | Tie, twist |
| Lau | Fote | Paddle |
| Lau | Fonu | Turtle |
| Lau | Oto | Pierce, jab |
| Lau | Fuu | Stock, root, origin Problematic |
| Lau | Fua | Fruit, nut |
| Lau | Fungo | Sibling-in-law, relative by marriage |
| Lau | Geni fungao | Daughter-in-law; the wife of the main chief |
| Lau | Fura | Rotten, of flesh; mildewed; to be leprous |
| Lau | Fuu | A tree (Barringtonia) |
| Lau | Ngwaa | Maggot, worm, snake |
| Lau | (Ka)karu | A crab Problematic |
| Lau | ʔEli | Dig |
| Lau | Gini/gini | To pinch off with the nails |
| Lau | ʔIni(ʔini) | Pinch, pinch off, pick |
| Lau | Gora, gore ʔai | Chips of wood Problematic |
| Lau | Ma | Copulative conjunction, and |
| Lau | Masuu | Forest |
| Lau | Mamasi-a | Sweet |
| Lau | Manat/a | Think Problematic |
| Lau | Misi | Call a dog by making sucking sound with lips Problematic |
| Lau | Na | This, these, that; follows the noun |
| Lau | Na | To be satisfied, of the mind |
| Lau | Namo | Deep water in a lagoon |
| Lau | Bebe | Moth, butterfly |
| Lau | Buto | Navel |
| Lau | Bo/bono/ | Closed, stopped up |
| Lau | Puta | Parcel, packet, roll Problematic |
| Lau | Tara | Be drifted. |
| Lau | ʔAu | Lift |
| Lau | Asi | Sea, saltwater, a fishing ground |
| Lau | Lua | Neck |
| Lau | Urunga | Pillow |
| Lau | Ume | Unicorn Fish |
