| Part of Speech | verb, transitive |
| Phonetic Form | (i·)ae |
| Tanema Equivalent | ~ake |
| Lovono Equivalent | ~vi |
Example 84:
Tano ponu, li-ae mijaka me kava i-pu i-katau.This kava bowl has been hollowed out a little, to allow kava to flow along.
Example 85:
I-bo kuo awoiu, i-ae lema.Once he had cut out the canoe, he began to hollow out its inner part.
| Syntactic Restriction | affected object |
Example 86:
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
| Syntactic Restriction | effected object |
Example 87:
Li-ae kie.They're digging a grave.
Example 88:
Na uo kula kupa ka pi-ae.These are a few yams we just dug out.
Example 89:
Pe-le, p-ae none! P-ae jebute, me pe-tau me p-e!Go and dig out some food! Dig out some taros you can cook and eat!