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leaf sheathgurupi 1nfibrous portion of coconut palm leaf sheath used for tapa cloth or as a strainer
leaflesskakaihouvar.kakahonleafless and dry, which may be like the burio (rosewood) at the end of rainy season, or might be a dead tree, also used for a dry sago flowerBurioi kakahoo-ka, mabu burioi oropoi'oi-ka. The rosewood tree is leafless because it is the end of the year.
lean againstaraamodoaivlean against somethingMoo ato araamodoai, roo pauo amemea himia ei'ei. Lean against me if you find it hard to sit up.
learnerematomudiovlearn, teach yourself
leaveemeheai 1vtleave (someone or some place)Himioi ioahoi duoduoi motoi emeheai-ka, ruu omaꞌati omahoroi.When the sun rose the next morning he left the house to start his work.Moo abeai-ro moo emeheai-ka, moo aramu abea-ra mamu-rai rautu.My father decided to leave me with my grandfather and grandmother.Ka ata himioi-da piremeheai-do Kikori rimoi-ti araimai-doiri goꞌotoi eito.And one day we left Kikori for the village.Rii-ro moo emeheai-ka abeai rautu Baimuru ato.They left me with my father at Baimuru.imeheaivtleave manyomoameheaivleave that placeoodadeaisp. var.odadeaivleave, depart
leave a messaꞌami 1vmake a mess and not clean it up
leave behind (plural objects)imeheidiovpeople or things being left behind
leave behind (single object)emeheidiovleave behind, remain back
leave soonoiodoꞌaivleave.soon
leave your wifeimovleave one's wife and go off with another woman, commit adulteryMoo imo meere bia.I am not an adulterous fellow.
leaves (dry)gagaꞌo1 2LLHndry, dead leaves of sago, bamboo, coconutIda ruu-ro paaꞌo, "Ma emeꞌaꞌaire memiho mereei, gagaꞌoi goroi-da."Then he answered, "See the evil person between the dead sago leaves."1.5.2.1Sago
leechibarenleech
left overoromameheaivleft over
legoto1 1nleg, footKa moo otoi ikokoi-ro aiha piroadomodi.Then I trod on a nail and it went into my foot.2.1Bodycomp.oto-tama
leg (narrow part)oto-marunnarrow part of leg above ankle2.1Body
legacypai 4nlegacy, inheritance, something that has been marked for someone but does not yet belong to them, an item that has been passed through the generationsAba-o, moo pai raarai romotoodeai doꞌou.Father, give me my inheritance things now. pai tutu'ea conch shell that has been handed down through generations of a family
legendskikanlegends
lemongrassootanlemongrass, can be used to make tea
lestkeiriadvlestBeibi rirai-ro roo mereei omatuei aꞌai memiho gimoi emeꞌai keiri.Baby injections will protect your children from bad sickness.
lickodomevlick
lidhuru3nlidPari oboi huru-ka, pari hurui omoopai.The water in the pan is full, put the lid on the pan.muti3 2cfbaꞌobiꞌigumamuti3muti3muti3muti3rakianclay plug that closes the hole in the river bank that leads to the hole where a crab is changing its shell, by extension a lid for anything
lieopiutivlie
lie acrossereꞌeuaivlie.across
lie downirobu 2vmore than one thing lies down as if sleepingAra dubui peei motoi goroi-da irobu.That man is lying canoes under the house.omataꞌavlie.downomutaꞌavlie something down, such as putting a baby to sleeputaꞌavlie down (on the ground)Imei idiai-da aiha putaꞌa karai mabui-daThe crab crawled up and was lying under a mangrove treeAta himioi aaꞌo mereehio kehi imatomudio reꞌei-da pooꞌu, ruu iooꞌui-da uroha putaꞌa.One day this small boy came home from school, he when he got home he lay down to sleep.Ka moo-ro boomoi aiꞌiai-ka rituo-ha omutaꞌai-ka.Then I killed the pig, leaving it lying dead on the ground.7.1.3Lie downutaꞌautivsleep, each person lying in a different placeMooi-ti dui iri hoido ioropoiꞌoi, utaꞌautidoi-ka.After we-2 had eaten we went to sleep in different places.Odaumo himia-himia motoi-da uta'auti.They go and each sleep in their own houses.5.7Sleep
lie down (one)orobuHLLvlie down; sleepKa himioi tutu pitoi uroi orobui-ka.The cuscus lies sleeping all day long.Meree kehi porobu goroi-da, moo rautu.The child is sleeping inside with me.Aaꞌo mereehio kehi-ro uroiꞌiorobui-da himoi aꞌai omahoroi-ka.While he was sleeping he started to dream.Aaꞌo meree kehi rio-ka omoi tuiai eito ma iamagauriai irai mia hiiba geemai ai-porobu omoi guruoi-da mia ruu hepui eito amoꞌuo.The boy wanted to jump into the deep river, but there was a large crocodile lying on the bank of the riverDuoi irirobu himio.We slept through the night.5.7Sleep