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Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands): Example 865
Word senses:
idi
‘people’, ‘one’, ‘they’: 3rd plural impersonal pronoun for human referents
kape
equiv. of a deontic: should, be supposed to
Ka telepakau pe na, lek’ iaidi, idi pe li-romo idi tae. Kape le-wamu idi ñe idi.
In our culture, cousins must not look at each other. They must hide from each other.
Example Comment
reciprocal construction
Example URL
https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S51
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Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands)
by
Alexandre François
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