dehortative
- a word derived from dehort.
Example Sentences
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U. 'alu. alua, dehortative, no! don't! alua fasi, wait a while! alula v. n. putting, becoming. alualu v. i. bae alualu, to promise. aluga partic. unloosed. luga. amu 1. poss. sing.
From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by Ivens, W. G. (Walter George)