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L LA, n. the sun. `o le la o Samoa. 2. a branch of a tree. `O le la o le laau. also LALA. 3. the sail of a ship. `o le la o le vaa.lana la, which he makes or handles. LA, prcn. they (two) also `I LA'UA. LA'A, v.i. to step. redup. laalaa. pass laasia. LA'AU, v.i. 1. a tree. 2. a stringed musical instrument, as a piano, violin, ukulele, guitar, etc. 3. a radio (laau faalogologo), a phonograph (laau tautala), a typewriter (laau lomi tusi). lana laau. Laaumalosi - respect word for gun. LA'ASAGA, n. a step. lana laasaga. laasaga o le apefai. LA'EI, n. respect word for clothing. ou laei. see LAVALAVA, OFU. LAILOA, adv. You have painstakingly done the work. Ua e lailoa e fai na mea uma. LA'ITITI, adj. 1. small, little. pl. laiti. 2. few in number. see itiiti LAOA, n.the house of a tulafale. lona laoa. see FALE, MAOTA. v.i. to swallow a fish bone by mistake. LAOFIE, adj. to be fair, of the weather. see LAGILAGIA, TIMU. LAU, sing. possessive pron. your (of one person) see LOU; AU; OU. LAU, n. 1. a leaf. 2. thatch. 3. a sheet of something, as paper. LA'U, sing. possessive pron. mine. see LA'U, O'U, A'U.LA'U, v.t. to carry, to transport. see AMO. LA'UA, pron. they (two) also LA. LAU'A, n. mulberry paper tree LAU`AVA, n. Feast after a funeral service. LAU'AVA, adj. green. (lanu lauava) syn. LANU MEAMATA. LAU `AVA, n. the leaf of the kava plant. LAU'ELEELE, n. the land, the soil. lona laueleele.see ELEELE, FOGAELEELE. LAUILOA, adj. famous, well known. see LAUSILAFIA. LAUITIITI, adj. narrow (of roads, boards, etc. refers to material, not a space) pl. lauiti. see ITIITI; LAITIITI; LAUTELE; VATELE; VAAPIAPI; TELE.
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