Te Tikisionale o te Gana Tuvalu mo Faifaiga mo Iloga Fakatuvalu
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kake
volume_up
v.
climb; ascend or descend a ladder or stairs
動
登る;(梯子・階段を)上る・下る
梯子や階段を登る・上ることを指すが,下る行為にもまたkakeを用いる.「下る」はkake ki lalo,kake ifo.[参]
kake ki lalo
,
kake ifo
,
fanaifo
kake ifo
v.
go down, descend (a ladder or stairs)
動
(梯子・階段を)下る,降りる
[参]
kake
,
kake ki lalo
,
fanaifo
kake ki lalo
v.
go down, descend (a ladder or stairs)
動
(梯子・階段を)下る,降りる
[参]
kake
,
kake ifo
,
fanaifo
kalaga
volume_up
v.
call
動
呼ぶ
'kali
v.
scratch hard
動
掻く,引っ掻く
傷つけるために強く引っ掻くことを指す.[参]
lati
,
alati
kamata
volume_up
v.
start, begin
動
始まる,始める
Ko kamata te tafaoga.
The game has begun.
Ko kamata ne au te fono i te tuutonu.
I started the meeting at noon.
Ko kamata te tafaoga.
試合が始まった.
Ko kamata ne au te fono i te tuutonu.
正午に会議を始めました。 [参]
kamataga
.
'kasa
volume_up
v.
shine with burning heat (of sun) (Jackson 2010)
動
日が照りつける
kata
volume_up
v.
laugh
動
笑う
[参]
katakata
katakata
v.
laugh
動
笑う
[参]
kata
'kati
v.
cut
動
切る
'kati te keke: cut the cake. [E] cut
'kati te keke:ケーキを切る.[英] cut
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