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`