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labadinagua
entre ; à travers ; intervalle entre ; por ; intervalo between ; through ; interval
lan, tan
de de of
lábugien
sous, en dessous ; fond debajo de ; fondo beneath, underneath ; bottom
lárigi
après ; au-delà de después ; más allá de after ; beyond
lidan
dans ; à l'intérieur de en ; dentro de into ; within
lidoun
vers l'intérieur, dans hacia adentro into
ligibuagu
sur, au-dessus de sobre on, atop
lougien
au-dessus, sur encima over
luagu
sur sobre onto
luagun
vers hacia, cerca de toward
lubaragien
antérieur ; avant anterior ; antes de prior ; before
lubaron
contre contra against
lubaroun
contre en contra against
lubá
veille ; avant, antérieur víspera ; anterior eve ; fore
lubúgúrú
au sujet de ; concernant sobre ; respecto a about ; respecting
lugundun
à cause de debido a due to
Luma
Avec lui ; avec ; le long de Con él ; con ; a lo largo de With him ; with ; along
lúbúgúrú
concernant, au sujet de acerca de concerning
lúmagien
depuis ; de desde from ; since
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Carib/Garífuna comparison (7 words)

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