Tangle words starting with L

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• La Prefix denoting smallness or inferiority
• Laago In the stomach/womb
• La’am-la’am Flying low eg kites searching for food/prey
• Laara Crawl, crawling
• La’ara Palm
• La’arkathak Earwig
• Laarmu Youth
• Labakuru Hausa
• Labaluk Fresh, unripe groundnut, white in colour
• Labatta Cf
• Labejur Small frogs
• Labeleng Usually the name of a settlement on the other side of the river
• Labengo Calf, the fleshy hinder part of leg below the knee
• Laberei In between, amid, in the middle of
• Laberkunjo Groin
• Labermana City centre
• Labini A clan
• Lablabe Chicken lice, fleas
• Labobok Armpit
• Labwilyabe A shrub with edible fruits like grapes
• Ladaja Early variety of okra
• Ladak Soft
• Ladanthang Monitor lizard
• Laddu Step on, march
• Ladedel A small talking drum
• Laden Horseradish tree (moringa oleifera)
• Ladi From Hausa
• Ladikdik A small specie of black bats that often live in ceilings
• Ladongor Name of a village but also descriptive of a place that is high; fairly high gro…
• Ladukjur name given to a very short person
• Ladum A lower traditional council
• Ladur Land that is slightly on a high ground
• Ladusso Name given to a very short woman
• Ladwakdwak Hammer
• Lafille A dancing instrument used by men
• Lagagka Wide open
• Lagjulagja Loose, saggy
• Laglak Palate
• Lagmu Taste, feel it
• Lai Birth, delivery
• Laiddi korom Handset, telephone, cellular phone
• Laiji Describes a person that has magical powers; a wizard
• Lailedo A very thorny shrub with round edible fruits
• Lai Yesu Christmas
• Lailille Tiny types of insects that bite like mosquitoes in the day time
• Lakaabi A room/hut used either as a kitchen, or a sleeping place for youth
• Lakaabi anankwathag A sleeping room for boys
• Lakalabbi Type of axe
• Lakakka Cf Kakka
• Lakkal A fishing string indicator
• Lakankang Name of a village
• Lakangule A type of wild animal
• Lakapili A bird of prey in the family of hawks
• Lakar Inside the wall
• Lakattamborom A type of fish
• Lakei Small, little, tiny
• Lakdei Fruit of locust bean that has no seed
• Lakebe Mind, heart, spirit
• Lakombule Busybody, blabbermouth
• Lakonglong Gazelle
• Lakoro The world, the earth
• Lakthar Flat
• Lakudunthum A swarm of insects that devour crops and grass
• Lakumu Search, look for, investigate
• Lakume Will search, ponder over, examine
• Lakumadgo Has/have searched
• Lakumtho Go and look for it
• Lakwaglaam A divorcee . Rezkeben lakwaglaam.Rezkebe is a divorcee
• Lakwakka Name of a village
• Lakwale name given to person who is dull and hopeless
• Lakwalkundu A shrub that produces a nut like fruit
• Lakwanthal Name of a person (usually a short person)
• Lakwene Name of a village
• Lakwini A type of snake
• Lakwirim Igbo man/woman
• Lakwitong Heaven, the sky
• Lalathai Hidden pregnancy or baby delivered in secret
• Lala Spider
• Laliwin Children
• Laliwin makaranta Students, pupils
• Lalu Build it
• Lala Bulding
• Laluttu A small bag
• Laluwen Sluggish, slow, slow-moving
• Lama A female name in the Long clan
• Lamana Inside a room or in a room
• Lamba Number
• Lamela Name of a third male child in some clans
• Lambu To transplant
• Lambuda Nine
• Lambure White ants, termites
• Lamemei Dimunitive word for boy, male child
• Lamolmela Name of a fourth male child in some clans
• Lamperet Boil, a swelling on the body
• Lampupu Drizzle, light rain
• Lamure A person who is not serious or witty enough
• Landu To grind vegetable or soaked corn or beans
• Landugo Has ground
• Lang Early, before time or in good time
• Langkalekale Swallow bird
• Langkwelthe Name of a person that has a protruded belly
• Lankotho Patridge
• Lanokkom Name given to a prematurely born child
• Lanso Very few, not many, little
• Lanswik A type of rat that smells terribly bad
• Lantarki Electricity
• Lantha Cloth, dress
• Lantimdik A tiny type of bird
• Lanwakum Short groundnut that produces only one seed in a shell
• Lape Whitish
• Lapeddo Name of a person
• Lapelem Kobugo Rumour monger, gossip, idle talker
• Lapero Lizard
• Lapii Back of a person
• Lapissi Sun, the sun
• Lapodoko A girl or lady who talks a lot
• Lapokki Mouth, the mouth
• Lapudu March, step on
• Lara New
• Laraba From Hausa. n
• Lareka Name of a place
• Lariya Hausa
• Lasalaukorom Handset, telephone
• Lasamburum Messenger
• Lansangaltang Bicycle
• Lasepsep Jackal
• La si You (female in the diminutive form)
• Lassuk Low, a depression (in a place or thing e.g. seat.) Wan diyoin lassuk
• Lasulthukuruk A mythical animal mentioned at the beginning of tales to enforce silence
• Laswaa Indef
• Laswal Swamp land
• Laswathedul Meningitis
• Latai Reddish
• Latakira/Layangwala Squirrel
• Latang A particular type of drum/dance
• Latatansuro Gecko
• Latede Brook, stream
• Latei Ear, inside the ear
• Laterei In, inside
• Lathu Hide
• Lathadaugu They have hidden themselves
• Lathu-lathe Hiding
• Latiga Indef
• Latoddo Name of a village
• Lattar Shallow or almost flat (specially of dish/plate)
• Lau Light, not heavy
• Laubaktha A young dove
• Laukayo Orphan
• Laukumyo Girl, pretty girl, young woman
• Laukwathak Boy, young man, youngster
• Laulappa A fugitive from another clan
• Laulo Child of an animal
• Laumana An indigene
• Laumara A castrated he-goat
• Laumu Child of man, child of a human being
• Launar Name (meaning ‘son of the spear’)
• Laupa’aram kude Thump
• Laupin Millstone
• Lautere Star
• Laterei /adv
• Lateryo Sole, the lower surface of foot
• Lauyabe A chick/baby bird
• Lauyalam Name given to a person supposedly born in luxury, comfort or opulence
• Lauwo Child
• Lauwomlatai Baby, infant, newborn
• Lauwom teme Child of today
• Lauworop A girl, a young woman, virgin
• Lauyogo A wayward, errant or irresponsible child or person
• Lawallam Name of a village
• Lawang-lawang Describes the unsteady movement of an object; an object that flaps, swings and…
• Lawanthani A child that is always sick and bedridden
• Lawirwir Very slim, wiry or slender
• Lawishi name of a village; also descriptive of a place full of sandy soil
• Lawishin Nostril
• Lawit-lawit Wobbly, unsteady, shaky, not firm
• Lawu To turn, twist, divert, re-direct
• Lauthu ke Bend it this way
• Lawublentheng A type of disease that swells a part of a child’s body
• Lawuyange Young child
• Layalang Riverlet, brook, stream
• Layara A type of bird with long feathered tail
• Layelli Earth, ground, floor
• Layille Name given to a person who is fond of picking things or who picks up things fast
• Layilong The shade
• Layo Foot/feet
• Le Lele
• Lele Slow, slowly, leisurely, gradually, with care
• Leb/Lebu Agree, concur
• Leppa Agreement
• Lessi Agreed
• Lebe Ringworm
• Lebleb flat and flabby, usually descriptive of a rope
• Ledeem Mild,gentle
• Ledo Thorn, thistle
• Leduk Humble, meek, self-effacing
• Leero Getting used to; to be familiar with
• Leji Cutting grass; grass that has been cut for thatch roof
• Lek Ideoph
• Lekeblekeb Ideoph
• Lekku sew, hem, stitch Lekkei
• Lekkuwa Sewing
• Lekura An early variety of corn
• Lekuthu Break up, disperse, separate
• Lele Greeting, particularly addressed to a person doing some work
• Lelek Describes a loud sound as of thunder or shouting
• Lema Umbrella
• Lemlem Low, stumpy eg. a foundation
• Lemu Orange
• Lendo Plaiting, weaving
• Lenga Name for a slim woman
• Leng-leng Describes the way a child runs
• Lengudeng widely, loose-fitting
• Lennu Accept
• Lennukuduk Usually a name given to a person who accepts anything told or done to him witho…
• Leppa Love, affection, liking
• Leppukwi Selfishness, self-interest, egoism
• Leppupok Obedience, obedient
• Leppusaba Believe in, accept as true
• Leppuyik Laziness, slothfulness, indolence
• Ler-ler Descriptive of something that trails eg. rope or a torn piece of cloth
• Letau Co-wife, co-wives, rival wife/wives
• Letur Set of letters used in a language, alphabet
• Letwin More than two co-wives
• Lewuna Hausa
• Lidiu-lidiu Very soft, pliable and squashy (usually of food)
• Lido Loamy earth
• Likdau A tall and skinny person
• Likidik Onomat
• Likitha Doctor
• Lilim To lie flat on the ground at once
• Lilong Sluggish, lethargic, slow
• Lingling Aromatic
• Limbu To peel rope from the stem of a plant
• Lingiding A tough kind of rope, like tendon
• Lip To lie quietly
• Lip-lip Describes the mass downward movement/flight of birds or winged creatures eg ter…
• Lippu Pile
• Lipura Needle
• Lira A wooden flute
• Lir-lir Very narrow (of road); very tiny torn piece of cloth or rope
• Liri A quiet but sustained cry
• Litimbirim A large gathering
• Litinin Monday
• Lithip A trap made with cornstalk and mud
• Liudong Not clear, crowded, jam-packed
• Liu-liu Numerous, swarming (of people); crowded
• Liuru Partially dry eg potatoes
• Liwin Ebur Hebrews
• Liwin orop Girls
• Liwin osina Twins
• Liwin paara n Fingers
• Liwin poyo Toes Liyu.v
• Liz’ik Hard work, struggle, perseverance, determination
• Lizkebe Belief, faith, trust, conviction
• Lizpi To see someone off, to accompany one part of the way
• Lo Meat
• Loi A type of grass used for making baskets and rope
• Loblob All, completely, entirely
• Loddonthong Stiff, taut, hard
• Lode To miss words while speaking
• Logu Hang it
• Loiyu Pull, turn something aside
• Lokkor Act of snatching from each other
• Loklok , adj
• Lokos Word. [Engl
• Lokot-lokot Loose, slack, relaxed, free
• Lolong Tough, taut
• Lolou Cotton
• Lomba’a Warm, lukewarm
• Lombe Country farm
• Long Name of a clan in Bare district
• Longlong To pull someone along
• Longom The tiny sixth finger that dangles on some people’s hands
• Longot A basket usually hooked to a ceiling
• Longudong Sickle
• Loni Will partially dry, wither
• Lonji Partially dried, withered
• Lolling Shapeless
• Lop To close suddenly eg mouth or container
• Lop-lop , adv
• Lopowii Roasted meat
• Lop-potto To shut one’s mouth over an issue
• Lor Catarrh
• Lori/loor Enough, sufficient, adequate
• Lottor Big and loose, usually describing lips
• Lubas-lubas Very soft: e.g. flesh or fruits
• Lubbak Tasteless
• Lubbo A hut made of grass and leaves
• Ludok-ludok Very soft (of food)
• Ludum-ludum Very soft e.g. mattress
• Lugu Zebra
• Lugu Loosen, slacken, make less tight
• Luge Will slacken, loosen
• Lujok-lujok Very soft (of bed or seat)
• Lukdu Pinch, pinching
• Lukru A type of shrub
• Lukthur Loose, slack
• Lukujei Working with difficulty; to make little progress in an ongoing task
• Luli Wailing, lamentation
• Lullung adj Describes something that trails with dust; dusty, dirty, especially of kids tha…
• Lulthukuruk Descriptive of a person who behaves foolishly or dully
• Lumbok Barn cover or unprocessed cotton
• Lumbulumba Hazy, not clear, cloudy
• Lumo Market
• Lumjei Ideoph
• Lunglung Plenty, numerous or crowdy; a beehive of activity
• Lur A large basket made of straw
• Lussei Beating a person ineffectively
• Luthumburum Uncontrollable, unmanageable, unruly (usually of a situation)
• Luttu Bag, sack, purse, pocket