Dictionaria -

Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands): Example 86

Word senses:

~ae dig a hole in ‹ground›
ka and. Coordinator between clauses
~lateli put ‹s.th.› somewhere; put away, deposit, store
~mabui be slow
wako then; and

Li-mabui li-ae tanoe, wako ka li-lateli teve.

They quietly dug a hole in the ground, and put (the treasure) there.

Example URL: https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003269#S9