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Tuvaluan
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tavini
v. 1. serve
1. 奉仕する,仕える
n. 2. servant, slave
2. 召使,奴隷
[参] pologa, tautua.
tautua
v. 1. serve
1. 仕える,奉仕する
n. 2. servant
2. 召使
tau (fight) + tua (from behind).
tau(戦う)+ tua(後ろで). [参] tavini.
akai
v. ask for, plead, beg, request
要求する,懇願する;物乞いをする
n. beggar
乞食,物乞い
saina
v. 1. sign
1. サインする,署名する
v. 2. adopt
2. 養子にする
[E] sign.
[英] sign.
sainaga
n. signature
署名
saina (sign) + -ga (noun marker).
saina(署名する)+ -ga(名詞マーカー).
fesuiaki
v. exchange, swap over
交換する,入れ替える
fe- (reciprocal prefix) + suiaki (exchange).
fe-(相互に)+ suiaki(交換する). [参] sui.
fesuiakiga
n. the act of exchanging, swapping over
交換,入れ替え
fesuiaki (exchange) + -ga (noun marker).
fesuiaki(交換する)+ -ga(名詞マーカー).
uga
v. send someone on an errand
(人を)送る,遣いを送る
[参] 'moli.
'moli
v. send (an object)
(物を)送る
[参] uga.
'moliga
n. the act of sending or conveying something
(物を)送ること,届けること
[参] ugāga.
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