L - l
| laden, fully | dalingalinga |
| language | sorae |
| lapkap, k.o. | vuvuni |
| laplap | wewe |
| laplap roll/s | randaranda |
| laplap, k.o. | jalanjalavatu |
| · | jaralangalanga |
| · | jaravoke |
| · | muatamuata |
| · | taratarawehi |
| · | vunteriteri |
| laplap, make k.o. | totohahi |
| last | hitahu |
| last one | evuina |
| last-born | turu hitahu |
| laugh | mana |
| laugh at s.o. | manahi |
| laugh inwardly | kunikuni |
| laughter | manae |
| law/s | leo matua |
| lay down leaves | vevesahi |
| lay egg/s | tao |
| lay s.t. down | tiu |
| layer, place | vata |
| laziness | lokolokoa |
| lazy | lokoloko |
| · | malamala |
| lead | talomahi |
| lead s.t. or s.o. | jina |
| leader | moli |
| leaf (prefix) | ra- |
| leaf medicine | rohaina |
| leaf shoots | buere |
| leaf sp. | ravuonji |
| leaf used in cooking | veruveru |
| leak | nura |
| · | tuture |
| lean | ate bese |
| · | eno bese |
| · | turu bese |
| lean on | lalate |
| leap up | vindi |
| learn | sundusundu |
| learn s.t. | sundu |
| leave by dying | tiu |
| leave off | malehi |
| · | tere |
| · | titiu |
| leave s.o. | malehi |
| · | toro |
| · | vanotiu |
| leave s.t. | tiu |
| · | vanotiu |
| leaves | rohai |
| leaves used in cooking | imbalo |
| leaves, k.o. | ratavoa |
| leaves, roofing | tambahao |
| leech | ruma |
| left | marau- |
| leg (lower) | balo- |
| leg, front of lower | karu- |
| leg, lift over | lahao |
| leg, part of | mandi- |
| legend | tandono |
| let | ava |
| letter | bembe |
| lever | avu |
| lever up | uhi |
| lice, search for | vahi |
| lichen | lumlum |
| lie | kore |
| lie down | eno |
| lie on back | eno vatandan |
| lie on side | eno vahehe |
| lies, tell | danindani |
| · | korekore |
| life | mauru- |
| lifetime | mauru- |
| lift (with tongs) | kalati |
| lift and move s.t. | tahe |
| lift s.t. | marongi |
| lift up s.t. | sautuhi |
| light | rani |
| · | salesale |
| light fire | haosahi |
| · | tavuni |
| light lamp | asahi |
| light-coloured | randa |
| lightning | vila |
| light-skinned | vokevoke |
| like | boi |
| · | sohen |
| liking | boimboia |
| lime hole | tanoi avu |
| limp | tihotiho |
| lip/s | vivi- |
| liquid in s.t. | viri |
| liquid, rotten | salera |
| listen secretly | tiu bwero |
| little | vorivori |
| · | waririhi |
| live | ovi |
| lively | bulembulele |
| liver | mambue |
| lizard | bahuri |
| lizard sp. | roa |
| · | takataka |
| · | vohare |
| lizard, k.o. | kala |
| lizard, sea | kalai tarusa |
| long | bambaravu |
| · | baravu |
| long time | tuai |
| look | hilo |
| look after | korovu |
| · | varalati |
| look after s.o. | matahi |
| look around | hilohilo |
| · | soasoari |
| look at | duvuahi |
| look behind | kilau |
| look for food | sesere |
| look for s.t. | sai |
| look out | tiro |
| look sideways | hilo wambune |
| look with one eye | hilo wambune |
| look, have a | rio |
| loose | materiteri |
| loosen | kavikavi |
| loosen ground | kavi |
| loosen s.t. | teri |
| lorikeet | jiviru |
| lorikeet sp. | dengadenga |
| lose s.t. | domtihaihi |
| louse | hutu |
| louse on pig | hutumandi |
| love | boi |
| · | boimboia |
| lovely | duhu |
| lower s.t. | toro |
| lucky | asihiha |
| Luganville | Kanal |
| lumps (on tree) | bonambona |
| lung/s | vuso- |
| lure s.t. | bea |