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The Letter "L"

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lacrose(game)(&.5)w>buwa`',y>p ho_tca ka`'h-re"stickusingknock",w>p ka`'h-re"balknck" 
lagoon "water branch" ($.2)     ya_`tca'
lame (+.3)     hipunu`are  "leg not"
land, earth, ground, place ($.3)     mona, ma_
land, his (+.2)     manu`wa'
land, my (+.2)     manu`na'
land, our (+.2)     manu`'a'
land, their (+.2)     manu`wa'
land, you alls (+.2)     manu`wa'
land, your (+.2)     manu`ya'
land; earth (*.2)     mo`no
land; earth; ground (+.2)     ma`nu
large (#.4)     ta`ro ,  po`tkihe`re 
large (+.3)     taro` ,  taru`
large (larger, largest)(#.4)     taro 
larger (large, largest)(#.4)     taro meraaede
largest (large, larger)(#.4)     taro mera`he
laugh (*.4)     kaha'
laugh, I (#.4)     h>h>s-re`
laugh, to (&.1)     ha`(here)
laugh, to (plural subj)(+.3)     haha`ik-re
laugh, to(+.3)     hahaha`tkire
laugh; have a good time (@.1)     haha`
laughing, some are (+.3)     ye`n depe`agre` haha`ik-re`
laughing, somebody is (+.3)     ye`n d-pe` hahaha`tkire
lavender; russet (+.3)     taktci tc-he` ,  t>ktcire mihe`
leaf (*.4)     yap ha
lean (#.4)     sa`bme
lean; boney (+.3)     sapm>hire
leather snake; queen snake (animal)(&.3)
leave (@.1)     mi`h>`'
leave (stem)(@.1)     mi`'
leave for, back he (@.1)
leave for, he (@.1)    ira`   
leave for, i (@.1)     itca`
leave for, they  (@.1)     iwa`
leave for, they (@.1)     iina`re
leave for, we. they  (@.1)     ina`
leave for, you (@.1)     iya`
leave, he (@.1)     himi`'
leave, i (+.2)     namii`sire
leave, i (@.1)     n>mi`'
leave, they (+.2)     imii`'ire
leave, they (@.1)     imi`'
leave, to (+.2)     mii'...
leave, we (@.1)     hami`'
leave, you (@.1)     y>mi`'
leave, you all (@.1)     wimi`'
leaves "tree hair" ($.4)     y>`pha
leaves, he (+.2)     himii`'hire
leech (animal)($.7)     wutckumo
left (direction)(#.4)     itce`dkutce`
leg (#.4)     -ke`
leg (+.3)     hi`mpu ,  hi`pu
leg (+.3)     ye`pa
leg (stem)(@.1)     ike`
leg, his ; calf (+.2)(7)     hi`pke
leg, his. our. their (@.1)     hike`
leg, my (@.1)     dike`
leg, you alls (@.1)     wike`
leg, your (@.1)     yike`
leggings; pants (+.2)
let a thing alone, to (%.4)     yu`hare
liar, a (+.3)     ye` dupaksure  "person not truthful"
lid (of a pot)(&.1)     ha`kpa_'
lies (there) (*.5)     k-pii`
life everlasting (plant) "rabbit tobacco" ($.4)     d-p-hwa_`' u_pa`'
lift somethng, i (+.3)     du`pa hapkuts-re`
light; clear (+.3)
lightning ($.1)     haya`k haya`k hatcure  "haya`k haya`k great"
lightning (+.3)     hayak hayak here`
lightning bug (Lampyris animal)(+.3)     kushwa`gwagi
like; resembling (%.5)
line (*.5)     wii`ya
line my (*.5)     wii`yan-
line; track (+.3)     hinda
listen (@.1)     taa`rihe_`'
listen, to (+.2)     taari...
little (#.4)     i`tarowa` ,  ta`roha` ,  tu_he
little (%.5)     ...hinu`h-re
little (&.1)     atcii`_(re)
little boy (+.3)     
little people; dwarves (&.1)     ye`surie
little, a (of something)(#.4)     atce
little, stone (*.5)
little; small (+.3)
live ; alive(#.4)     iwa_`>
live on the river, i (+.3)     iswa_` tak na_tire`
live, to (+.5)     wa'mu_rire
live; alive ($.6)     wari
liver (*.4)     pi
liver, his (+.2)   (3)  hipii`ya_
lives here, nobody (+.3)     dup>` harihire`  "person not here"
lizard (animal)(&.3)     w>pire_`'
lizard, animal ($.7)     wa`piri'
log (+.3)     yo`mpe
long (#.4)     haa`pre`  ,  haapre
long ago (@.1)     we`'ara`dre
long arrow, a (+.3)     wanha` pitcure`
long arrow, a (@.2)     wa_ha` pitcure`
look at, to (&.1)     ha`vr(ere)
look into the mirror, i (+.3)      indaya`ne munda` na_tire`
lost (@.1)     d-`tc-re
lot, a (&.1)     wapa_`'  ,  tco`yii
love you, i (@.2)     nemo(h)sara(h)
love your wife ! (#.4)     mosade` ya`heketce`
love, he will (F)(#.4)     mosa hore`
love, i (#.4)     nemosa  ,     nemosa`
love, i shall (F)(#.4)    namosa hore`
love, the girl i (@.2)
love, they (#.4)     mosa`re`
love, they will (F)(#.4)     mosa hore`
love, we (#.4)     hamesa`re`
love, we will (F)(#.4)     hamosa hore`
love, you (#.4)     yemosa
love, you all (#.4)     womosa`re`
love, you all will (F)(#.4)     womosa hore`
love, you will (F)(#.4)     yamosa hore`
loved, be- (#.4)
loved, he (P)(#.4)     mosa tare`
loved, i (P)(#.4)     namosa tare`
loved, they (P)(#.4)     mosa tare`
loved, we (P)(#.4)     hamosa tare`
loved, you (P)(#.4)     yamosa tare`
loved, you all (P)(#.4)     womosa tare`
loves, he (#.4)     mosa
loving (#.4)     mosare
low (+.3)     manugi`sa ,  manoki`sa  "on ground standing"
low; short (#.4) 
Lumbi tribe (#.1)     k-ro`k-roh-re ,  ye_ makro`hare
lying (reclining)(@.1)     kup-`x
lying in (&.1)     mu`w>_
lying inside; containing (+.3)
lying on top (+.3)     sapi`