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lavspread out, straggledɩkatɩ dɩɩ laIt's spread out.
labɩrɩ1vsnatch, grab
labɩrɩ2vseize with force
lafʋntanperfume
lagalagafr. var.lagba-lagba, latalataadjlong and flexible, longedibaŋɔɔ ee tiri wɔ gɩlɩma lagalaga ɛ nʋnʋn bɛkʋkʋ. ete fɔ ɛ̀ ba abo lagalaga lɛ okoro è si lɔrɩ fɔ anɩ fɔ wo duyu dii tuThe anteater/pangolin sticks out its very long tongue to lick ants.
lalavfumble, grope
lamavawakenɛ lama e ye bekulɛ baanɩHe rose from the dead.
lanqhow, whata mɛ lan? Lan a mɛ?; A(l)àn lan?;What did you do? What did you say?
lanlavtear, cut off, seperate, divorcegɛlanla koro ma bɛwɔlɔnseparation with friends
lannfr. var.lann-ooadvhowever, by all meansà mɛ lann, ma lann-oo, wʋ̀ mɛ lann ɛɛ̀ bahowever you do, however, he will by all means come
lann-oofr. var. oflann
larɩvcrossbe sila oyon bɛ larɩ gifobi fɔ bɛnɩ bàà kaaraThey fell a tree across a stream so that they can cross.
latwɩlatwɩadjdescribing a big bellybebi bè di bɛ kʋtɩ fɔ baaboro ɩ mɛ latwɩlatwɩChildren's bellies become very big when they are well satisfied.
lawʋlawʋɛ̀ san lawʋlawʋ anlɛ ɛkpɛɛ
levpay
lefu-lefuadjlight hair
lemavtilt
lenvwant, love, look forɛ san ɛna fɔ wo gelenHe courted the woman.
lènvdance
lenkyukyunthis is a scrub not a tree. It bears edible fruit which looks like banana. They also become yellow when ripe, but the fruit contains seeds inside and are smaller than bananalenkyukyu wʋʋ lʋn abi anlɛ kwaadu .wuu diyere dɩkɩ n di ɔsʋnʋ-korotiya

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