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lekumechin le nkaicompd.wind prefiguring rains, perhaps carrying a few heavy drops of raincfloor turot lekunotlekunóta-lekunom. pl.lékunótn.f. pl.leftovers lekutuklɛ́kʊ́tʊ́kle + nkutuknom. sg.lɛkʊtʊ́kn.m.1a promiseaitai lekutukto make a promise2a promise that cannot be kept3pride, boastfulness leleon.f.1group of people, crowdleleo le mpuraa crowd on a plainsynmpui2pieces of a broken pot lelerielɛlɛɾiɛ̂pl.lelerulɛlɛ́ɾʊ́nom. sg.lɛ́lɛɾiɛ̂nom. pl.lɛ́lɛɾʊadj.younglkulie tung'ana leleruother young people lelerolɛ́lɛ́ɾɔ́n.f.1youth, young people2youth, a time in life leleul-éléúpl.lelewinl-elewînn.m.sand lizard, perhaps the long-tailed sand lizard, male of muliaat lelolɛlɔfr. var. pl. ofilo lemenyelɛmɛ́ɲɛn.m.brother, both in immediate and wider sense lemudonglɛ́mʊ́dɔŋn.m.real brother, very clcose in relationshipantnemudongof one placenta lemunachinn.1a plant spec.2a small red ant lemunyil-émúɲipl.loomunyil-ó̩ó̩múɲin.m.a plant spec. lenche1l-ɛncɛ̂l-ɛ́ncɛpred. poss.their (masc.)cfenche3 pl./masc. lenche2l-ɛncɛ̂pl.lkulenchel-kʊlɛncɛ̂poss. prt.theirs (masc.)cfnenche3 pl./masc.sg. lenkitordialenkitórdiafr. var.nekitoldian.m.the little finger leng'onleŋóna-lengléŋonn.f.1green-ness of grass or land2generosity of a person leng'otileŋótipl.leng'otleŋótleng'otaleŋótanom. sg.léŋotinom. pl.léŋotan.f.log of a tree lenye1l-ɛɲɛ́pl.lenyena1l-ɛɲɛ́nanom. sg.l-ɛ́ɲɛnom. pl.l-ɛ́ɲɛnafr. var. pl.lenyanalenyenyepred. poss.his, hers, its (masc.)cfenye3 sg./masc.sg. lenye2l-ɛɲɛ́pl.lenyena2l-ɛɲɛ́nafr. var. pl.lenyenaal-ɛɲɛ́naáposs. prt.his, hers, its (masc.)cfnenye3 sg./masc.sg. lenyenaal-ɛɲɛ́naáfr. var. oflenyena2 lenyuaaléɲuá̩á̩pl.lenyokléɲóknom. sg.leɲuá̩á̩nom. pl.leɲókn.f.1strand of animal hair, previously used to string beads (saen e nkue)2a surgical instrument made of a quill and a thread tail strand used for removing the uvula when sb. has a chronic cough or used for suturing a serious cut leosomlɛ̩́ɔ̩́sɔ̂mosomlɛ̩́ɔ̩sɔ̂mn.m.index fingerThe index finger is used to sign the number 30.of thirty lepalɛpále papa (lai)n.m. voc.a respectful term of address used between men of the same age, more informal and short for ‘le papa (lai)’A woman can call a man le papa (lai) if they are closely related, but she cannot use the short form lepa.
