La

Meaning in English

1. Prefix denoting smallness or inferiority. Qualifies a noun in the diminutive form. Lakei. Very small. Lalauwo. Small boy. Laka/mo. You (with a hint that the person being talked to is nothing). Lamolno. My younger brother/sister.
2. Also a prefix that denotes inside, in, within. Lakwalin kaye. There is nothing in the calabash.