Entries from Fox 1974 in Pollex-Online
Fox, C. E. (1974). Lau dictionary. Canberra, Pacific Linguistics.
Language | Item | Description |
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Lau | Hasu | Smoke (of fire) |
Lau | Lame | Eggs of crab |
Lau | Sane | White-ant |
Lau | Safila | Centipede Problematic |
Lau | S/ata | Rub, rub down, sharpen by rubbing |
Lau | S/au | Bonito |
Lau | ʔAkwa | A fish |
Lau | I/fafo | Above |
Lau | Foi | Return |
Lau | Fono | Shut |
Lau | Foorua | Outrigger canoe; boat |
Lau | Kurafe | Large lizard with smooth, shining body Problematic |
Lau | Gagaro | Ribs, side of a person |
Lau | Karao | Ribs, large bones of fish |
Lau | Garu | Swim with trudgeon stroke, arms out of the water |
Lau | Iʔa | Fish and sea-creatures |
Lau | Lalo | Within |
Lau | Lade | Branching coral. Living coral (Akm). |
Lau | Lato | Testicles |
Lau | Lau | Snatch, seize, kidnap, carry off by force |
Lau | Lite | Nit |
Lau | Rongo | Listen |
Lau | Mou(mou)li | Left hand, be left-handed |
Lau | Ma(ma)uli | Left hand |
Lau | Mori | Be alive |
Lau | Buri | The back; behind, after; stern, rear Borrowed |
Lau | Nifo | Tooth |
Lau | Nofo | Dwell |
Lau | Im/ola | Human being Problematic |
Lau | Babalina | Cheek Problematic |
Lau | Boboro | Shrub with clusters of black berries |
Lau | Pusi | Semen |
Lau | Pusu | Flow out, burst out; puff, explode |
Lau | Sulu | Liquid, oil, juice, sap |
Lau | Ae | Faeces, excrement |
Lau | Afa | Cut, incise |
Lau | Afe | Current at sea, waves. Tide, tidal movement (Akm). |
Lau | Aangi | Cry |
Lau | Ano | Bury |
Lau | Dili | (Draecena) with thin green leaves |
Lau | Sin/olo | Ten packets of fish, bunches of betel nut, large garfish (Fox Problematic |
Lau | Duli/na | Erect the penis |
Lau | Bou/uru/uru | Knee |
Lau | ʔUme | Black, flattish fish the size of a mullet |
Lau | ʔOsu | Buttocks, backside Problematic |
Lau | Uo | Float for a net |
Lau | Kwalu | Eight |
Arosi | Momo | Bits of fallen food |
Arosi | Masu | To have had enough, be full, replete, satisfied with food |