~abu¹ go down / subside, slow down / travel north or west

Part of Speech	verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)aᵐbu
Tanema Equivalent	~kabu
Lovono Equivalent	~pwo

1. • go down

   Syntactic Restriction	physical motion
   (Part of) Antonym (for)	~vene

   • • Example 29:
       

       Kape idi abia ponu na Aneve na, li-abu li-le li-vio n’ ole.

       Let everyone in the village go down and stand on the beach.

2. • subside, slow down

   Sense Comment

   fig

   • • Example 30:
       

       Pana iawo i-abu mijaka.

       The flames (of the fire) have died down a little.

     • Example 31:
       

       O, tae, la-wañaka iada ka i-abu i-wene.

       That's all right, their dispute has gone down now.

3. • travel north or west

   Literally	go downwind
   Syntactic Restriction	geocentric meaning
   (Part of) Antonym (for)	~vene

   • • Example 32:
       

       Kape n-ab' ne-le Honiara.

       I'll travel west [lit. down] to Honiara.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~abu² (move+) down / (take, move s.th.) down / downwind, towards north or west
• See also:
  • ~ke¹ bite
  • ~abu ~te sit down