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" labor (a) - lying down (to be) "

a - aye-aye babble (to) - by-word (a) cabbage - cyst (a) dab (to) - dyschuria each - eye-tooth (an) fable - fury gable - guzzled habit - hypothesis I - its jabber (to) - justifying kaolin - Korean labor (a) - lying down (to be) machine - mythical animal nail (a) - nutmeg oak - oxytone pacified - pyramidal quack (to) - quotation marks rabbies - rusty sack - syrup table - typhoid udder - utterance vacation - vulva waddle - wrought X (figure) - X-rayed yard - Yugoslavian zeal - Zulu

labor (a) asa labor (to) miasa labour mamono tena lace dantely lace (a) galona lack fahasahiranana lacking diso laconic mandevin-tsaina lad gaona ladder (a) tohatra laden fivesarana ladle fanovo ladle (a) sotrobe lady laid atodizana, latsaka, voafitsaka laid down (to be) afitsaka lain down tafandriana, tafandry lake lamb (a) ondrikondrika lame bolona lament (to) tomany, migogogogo, manenina, mikonainaina lamentation fitomaniana, gogogogo, taraina lamentation (a) fidradradradrana lamented dradradradraina lamp ta lamp (a) jiro, fanaovan-jiro lampstand (a) fanaovan-jiro lancet (a) fiharatra land (a) tany land (barren) lalangy land (fertile) baibo landing place (a) fiantsonana landmark (a) faritany lane language (a) fiteny, teny languid lamoka lantern (a) fanala lap ohona lap (in the) am-pofoana lap (to) milelaka lard midi-menaka large bontolo, bokatra, bokatraka, belaka, boliaka, boliadiaka, be, barabosy, baribary, lehibe, omby, miborataka, vaventy large-footed basitongotra larger (to be made) halehibiazina largish batribatry lark iboria, sorohitra lascar lasikara lashing (a) fioka lassitude rozy, rozirozy last farany, fara, faravaton' ijanga, lasitra last (the) fara letsy, hany sisa last (to) miafara, maharitra last attempt (to make one's) manao fara hevitra last day of one's life fara fiainana last left (the very) hany sisa late tratra aoriana, diso fotoana laterite tany mena latticework makarakara laugh tolakàka laugh (a) hehy laugh (to) homehy laugh at (to) mihomehy laugh loudly (to) mikakakaka laughable mampihomehy laughed at (to be) ihomehezana, ikakakakana laughingstock fihomehezana laughter fihomehezana, kakakaka laughter (a) hehy laughter (to be object of) ikakakakana laughter (to cause) mampihomehy laundry fanasan-damba lava law fomban-tany law (a perpetual) randran-tarihina law (a) fetra, lalana, didy, didy velona law (an obsolete) didy maty lawlessness fanjakan' i baroa, fanjakana baranahiny laws of the land didin-tany lay lay an egg (to) manatody lay down (to) mandatsaka, mametraka lay foundations (to) manorina lay in place (to) mandatsaka layer herotra layer (a) sosona layman (a) lahika, laika laziness fahalainana, laina lazy kalaina, kalaimpory, kamo, malaina lead firaka, antsorina lead (the) firamainty lead by the hand (to) mitantana leader (a) olom-baventy leadership fitondrana, fiadidiana leaf (a) ravina leak (to) mipararatra lean fezafeza, atongilana, mifezaka, mahia, mitofezaka, miraika, miraikiraiky, rangy lean (to be) mihazingaziny lean (to grow) mandràka lean (to make to) manozinozina lean (to) miampitra lean against (to) miankina, miampify lean and tall (to be) mifizofizo lean on (to) mitambaby lean upon another (to) miahana leaned tehenana, tambesatra, tavandraina leaned upon (to be) tambesarana leanness hahiazana leanness (a) hia leap havatravatra, dingana leap (a) bitaka, tsambikina, vikina leap (to) miantsampy, mitsambikina, mivikina leap over (to) mandingana leap up (to) miantsambotra learn (to) mianatra learn! mianara learning (a) fianarana least farafahakeliny, ahay leave (to) manalavitra, mandao, miala, mamela leave off (to cause to) manahona leave out (to) mandingana leave! mamelà leaves] (to) mihintsana lectern (a) famakian-teny led tarihina, voantsory leech dinta, dimaty leech (a) dintamborona leech (species of) dintandrano, dintanala lees fiaka lees (the) faika left miozinozina left (to be) halavirina, ilaozana, avela left (to the) ankavia left hand (the) havia left side (the) havia left! (to the) adrr! gôsy! left-handed kavia left-luggage fametrahana entana leftover (a) tavela leg baon-dranjo leg (a) fingotra, tongotra, ranjo legend arira legend (a) hatsikana lemon (a) voasary lemongrass veromanitra lemur sifaka, songiky, simpona, simpony, aiay, ampongy, avahy, vakiandry, vakivoho, varibolo, varikosy, varika, varikamavo, dredrika, dadintsifaky lemur (a kind of) ankomba malandy, ankombajoby lemur (a species of) amboanala lemur (a) gidro, hataka, bandro lemur (black-and-white ruffed lemur) varikandrana lemur (black-and-white ruffed) varikandana lemur (blank-and-white ruffed) varikandra, vary lemur (golden bamboo) bokombolo mena, varibolomena lemur (red ruffed) variñena, varimena lemur (red-bellied) barimaso lemur (species of) halo, antima, ankombamena, endrina, tsidika, kitrotro, kotrika lemur indri (a) babakoto lend manjana-bola lend (to) mampindrana, mampisambotra lender findramana lending (a) hana length halavany, halavana, lavany lengthen (to) manalava, manovana lengthened anjahina, tovanana lengthened (to be) halavaina Lent karemy leper (a) boka leprosy (a) boka leprosy (the) habokana leprous boka lessen (to) mihena, mampihena lessened ahena, voahena lesson lesona lesson (a) famakian-teny lest fandroa, fandrao, androa, andrao, sao let down voaidina let everyone samia let it be that! andratra let us go ndao letter litera letter (a) tarehin-tsoratra, taratasy lettuce salady level bambiray, bamba iray, bambaray, tafarapaka, levina, mahamarina, mitovy rano, marina, midadasika, dadasika level (to) manamarina, manarina levelled tafalamaka, voafitsaka, aravona levelled (to be) afitsaka, arenina levelness arina lever (a) fanoitra levity hatrakatraka lewd fotsy fanahy lewd (to be) mijejojejo lewd conduct fijejojejoana liar (a) fandainga liberal olom-banona, malala-tanana, malalaka liberal (to be made to be) hobohoboina liberality (a) hobohobo libertine (a) bokolona liberty fahafahana liberty (to be at) mihalo liberty (to set at) mandefa Libra adimizana licentious jejojejo, jejo licentiousness fijangajangana lick (to) milelaka licked lelafina lid fandrakotra, sarona lid (a) takotra lie lie (a) lainga lie (caught in a) vaky betroka lie (to) mandainga, mavandy lie about (to) midabodaboka lie down (to) mandry, mamitsaka, midaboka, midaroboka lie on (to) mitambaby lie with the opening down (to) mihohoka lied to (to be) laingaina lieutenant lietna lieux d'aisance fivalanana life manana aina life (a) fahavelomana, fiainana, aina life (to have) miaina lifeboat lakan' aina lifeless dangy lifetime (a) fahavelomana lift (to) mibata, mambata, mampakatra lift frequently (to) mibatabata lift up (to) mibeta, manainga, manandratra lift up one's head (to) mionjona lift up the head (to) manangana lifted benaina, ankoina, tafionjona, atraka, akarina, voabena, voabeta, voabata, voainga lifted up (to be) aingaina light hirana, tanora, mangaka, mitsilo, mazava light (a) fahazavana light (glimmer of) hirangirana light (that which gives) fanazava light (that which makes it) fanazava light (to) manamaivana light a fire mamelona afo light brown-skinned zarazara hoditra light in weight maivana lighted velomina, arehitra lighted (to be) hazavaina lighten (to) manamaivana lightened hamaivanina light-fingered lavatanana lighting rod fandribaratra lightly spoken of (to be) ambanina lightness (a) fahazavana, hazavana lightning fotaka, helatra lightning conductor (a) tady varahina like hoatra, tahaka, toy, somary, vaoharo like (to be) mitovy like (to) tia, ta like that toy izany liked by me mamiko liking (a) fitiavana limb (lower) rantsam-batana ambany lime sokay limit afetra, farany limit (a) fetra, farana, faritra limit (to) mametra limited faranana, faritana, mifetra, voafetra limited (to be) ferana limited term (a) fe-taona limp (to) mandringa, mikolepaka, midraikodraiko limpid manganohano limping kolepaka limping (an awkward mode of) draiko line (a) tsipika, soritra, oritra line (to be in) milahatra line up (to) mitandahatra lineage (a) taranaka lined sosonana linger (to) miatoato linguistics haiteny lining dabolera lining in (to put a) manosona lining up (act of) fandaharana link in a chain (a) masomby link-word mpampifandray lion liona lip molotra lipstick lokomena lipstick (a) loko liquefied mitsiranorano liquid matsora, marano, rano liquid (a) rano liquor lalikera, laodivy lisping raiki-dela list (a) fandaharana listen henoy, hainoy, injao, inao listen (do) tanoa, mitanoa listen (to) mihaino listen to (to) mihaino, mitaino listened to voahaino listened to (to be) hainoina, henoina literally ara-bakiteny litigation (a) fantoka litter filanjana litter (a) fakofako, fako, ahitra little bozeny, kely, madinika little (too) ambilombazana little (very) bolitika live (to) miaina live by something (to) mivelona live in a certain condition (to) mivelona live long trarantitra lived (when he) fony fahavelony liveliness hatrakatraka liver atin-kena, aty livid hatsatra livid (to become) mivalo arika living velona living thing (a) zavamananaina lizard antala, antsiantsy, androngo, tsatsaka, sitry, matahotrandro lo indro load a gun (to) mamahana, mamaham-basy loaded vesarina loaded [gun] (to be) mifahana loadstone (a) andriamby loaf (a) ampempa loathsome vetaveta location fitoerana lock (a) gadra, hidy, sanga lock on house door (a) gadran-trano locked hidiana locked (to be) mihidy lockers fametrahana entana locomotive (a) lohamasinina locust apanga locust (a) valala locust (species of) tsingentana, tsindakana, tsindrano, tsipefe, tsikondry, tsimbaivay, tsimbolavola, tsimpefe, tsimbotry, tsimbatavata, zafinadrisa, kijeja, aketa, koraika, ambolokely, ambolo, ambolovarahina, ampongavato, ramijaingy, dongara, daronambolo, adrisa loftiness (a) dingidingy lofty lingilingy, mihako, mihakohako, ambo, mirajaraja, miranjaranja, midangadanga, mideronderona, avo lofty (to be) miaboabo, midingidingy logarithm (a) anaisa logic lôjika logwood tree sokan-kazo loighten (to)flash (to) manelatra loin valahana loin (a) andilana loincloth salaka loincloth (to wear a) misalaka, misarandrana loins (up to the) havaniana, havalahana loneliness fahanginana long ela, lava, migalagala, mahamanina, ambo, rapeto long (to be made) halavaina long (to) mihaoka, mihaokaoka long for (to) manina long in coming (to be) miaoriana longer (to be made) halavaina longing hanina, haokaoka, haoka, liadiaka, mahanina, mahamanina longitude lavam-pehintany look indry look (a) jery look (to steal a) mangala-pijery look (to) mijery, mitady look after (to) mitandrina, mikarakara look at (to) mibanjina look at each other (to) mifampijery look at oneself in a mirror (to) mibika look for (to) mikaroka look from afar (to be able to) mahatsinjo look into (to) manadihady look out (on the) hazangazana look out (to) manazangazana look up miandrandra look! mijere looked jerena, hodivirina, todihina, tadiavina, voabanjina looked at an-dinidinika, voajery looked at (to be) banjinina looked at obliquely harihina looking after fikarakarana looking behind one (to keep) miherikerika looking-glass fitaratra loom fanenomana loom up (to) manangasanga loop (a) tondro mifolaka loose boreraka, borerahina, ketraka, kepaka, kolepaka, akarenjy, mihaha, miborera, miboreraka, manaboreraka, voagedragedra loose (to be) miboraka, miboraka, miketraka loose (to break) mivotsotra loosed voahaha loosened farana loosened (to be) aketraka loquacious mibedibedy, ampingavava, mipentsompentsona loquacity bedibedy, pentsompentsona loquat bibasy lord it over (to) manjakazaka lordly mihako, mihakohako Lord's Supper fandraisana Lord's Supper (the) fandraisana ny fanasan' ny tompo lord's supper fanasan' ny tompo lose (to) miforara, mamoy lose heart (to) mamoy fo lose something (to) mahavery loss fahaverezana, fatiantoka, haverezana lost fongo-body, very, dradraka lost and found entana very lot anjady, ampolokeliny lot (a) gaboka, anjara, zara lot (drawing by) antsapaka lot of laughs laolina lots (to draw) manao antsapaka lottery filokana loud be loud of speech midaondaom-bava loud-mouthed basivava loudspeaker famoaham-peo lounge about (to) miboretaka louse hao lovable mahate-ho tia love (a) fitiavana love (in foolish) matim-pitia love (to) tia, ta loved lalaina love-in-a-mist voanantsindrana lover misakaiza lover (a decided) fatra-pitia loves in earnest (one who) fatra-pitia low haka, batritra, iva low (to be) mibotetaka low (to) mima low [cattle] (to) mimamà low character jiolahim-boto low murmur nemonemona low person jiolahim-boto low pressure tsindry misanda ambany lower iva kokoa lower (to) milatsaka lowered atandatsaka, voatandatsaka lowered (to be lowered) atambotsotra lowest faraidina lowing ma low-spirited onena lubricate (to) mandama lubricated solehina luck (a) famerenana, vintana lucky farangon' ilehiloza, tsara vintana, manan-jara lucky (to be) ambinina lullaby rotsirotsy luminous mangaka, mamiratra lump mivongana, vaingana lump (a) vongana lumpy bontolo lunar eclipse (a) lo e volana lunatic adala lung havokavoka lust filan' ny nofo lust (a carnal) filan-dratsy lust (a) filana lust of the flesh filan-dratsin' ny nofo lustrous malandilandy lusty be aina lute (a) valiha lutherian (a) loterana lychee (a) latasoavalỳ, laotisy, letisia, lotisia lying down (to be) mandry

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