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Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands): Example 126

Word senses:

  • aidi   form of the possessive classifier used for kin terms (one*), with an impersonal possessor (idi ‘people’)
  • li-   generic plural subject (see idi): ‘people’, ‘one’, generic ‘you’. Sometimes translated with a passive voice in English
  • ~labu motoro   be respectful towards ‹s.o.›, respect
  • uku   father-in-law (WF, HF), mother-in-law (WM, HM), and their siblings
Uk' aidi, li-labu motoro.
In-laws are to be respected.

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Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands) by Alexandre François

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