Apr 27, 2025
lape
noun: sleep; rest, relaxation
adjective: sleeping or resting; related to sleep
verb: to sleep or nap; to rest or relax
Examples:
soweli li lape lon kiwen suli. ("The animal sleeps on a big rock.")
sina lukin e waso lete lape? ("Do you see the sleeping penguin [lit. 'cold bird']?")
mi lape lili. ("I napped [lit. 'little sleep'].")
jan pi sitelen musi li lape e luka ona. ("The artist [lit. 'person of fun images'] rests her hand.")
mi lape lon suno noka la mi kama lon ma ko telo. ("I rest under the sun [lit. 'at the sun's foot'] when I go to the beach [lit. 'when I arrive at the sandy, wet land'].")
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