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VOCABULARY.—Continued.
| L. | |
| Ladder, a | T'ooee. |
| Ladder, to bring a | Tah t'ooee li. |
| Lamp | Teng. |
| Lantern | Tong-lahng. |
| Large | Tooah or twah. |
| Last (of months, years etc.) | Tjeeay. |
| Late | Ooah. |
| Laugh, to | Ts'eeay. |
| Lawn | Ts'ow-po. |
| Lazy | Lahn-tooah. |
| Leaf, a (either of books or trees) | Heeay. |
| Leak | Low. |
| Learn, to | Aw; hak-seep. |
| Leather | P'ooay. |
| Leave, to ask | Kaw kay. |
| Left hand | Dzaw ts'eeoo. |
| Leg | Khah. |
| Leisure | Oy. |
| Lond | Tjeeay. |
| Let go, to | Pahng. |
| Letter | Seen. |
| Lie down, to | Taw. |
| Lies, to tell | Sooay hwong. |
| Light (not heavy) | Khoon. |
| Light (not dark) | Kng-kng. |
| Light, to (lamps etc.) | Teeyen. |
| Lightning | Teeyen-hooay. |
| Like | Ts'een-ts'eeay. |
| Like, to | I-seeay. |
| Lime | Hooay. |