Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands Part 28

Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands Part 28

_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. _lalai_.


_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 relationship; _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. _roroi_.


_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.


S


_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.