~abu² (move+) down / (take, move s.th.) down / downwind, towards north [...]

Part of Speech	2nd verb, intrans.
Phonetic Form	(i·)aᵐbu
Tanema Equivalent	~kabu
Lovono Equivalent	~pwo

1. • (move+) down

   Syntactic Restriction

   after intransitive verb

   • • Example 33:
       

       I-sabu i-abu ne ero.

       He fell down in the river.

     • Example 34:
       

       Kuo pine ponu i-atili i-abu i-le.

       The huge canoe was sliding down (on the rollers).

     • Example 35:
       

       Ero i-pu i-abu i-vagasi revo.

       The river flows down to the sea.

2. • (take, move s.th.) down

   Syntactic Restriction

   after transitive verb

   • • Example 36:
       

       Li-toe dero i-abu.

       They cut down the cauri tree.

     • Example 37:
       

       Ni-tabulu voko i-abu i-le ne gilita.

       I rolled a rock down into the valley.

     • Example 38:
       

       Ka mobo kata kape la-ka ponu: li-elele kuo iada i-abu.

       The next day, as they were getting ready, they dragged their canoe down (on the sand).

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S66

3. • downwind, towards north or west

   Syntactic Restriction

   geocentric meaning

   • • Example 39:
       

       Ngiro Tangake i-aka i-abu i-kamai tev' iu ne.

       The Tangake wind blows down from the east.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~abu¹ go down / subside, slow down / travel north or west
• See also:
  • tev’ tawo down, below / on the northwest side; north or west