~aptei swear (on s.o.'s life, ñe +N)

• • swear (on s.o.'s life, ñe +N)

  Encyclopedic Info

  Anth: You typically swear on the life of your cross-cousin (leka).

  • • Example 236:
      

      Dapa li-le ne ene tae, ka ene ni-aptei ñe lek’ one.

      They were not believing me, so I swore on my cross-cousin's life.

    • Example 237:
      

      Ni-romo lek’ one emele tae. – Pe i-kae? – Pe ni-ovei pe ni-aptei ñei.

      I can't have any eye contact with my female cross-cousin. – Why so? – Because she's the one I can swear on.

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• See also:
  • ~votei i-wene promise (that, ~ko)
  • leka cross-cousin / same-sex cross-cousin (MBC, FZC): a man’s male cousin (MBS, FZS), or a woman’s female cousin (MBD, FZD) / cross-cousin of opposite sex (MBC, FZC): a man’s female cousin (MBD, FZD), or a woman’s male cousin (MBS, FZS)