| Part of Speech | verb, intransitive |
| Phonetic Form | (i·)ᵐbu |
| Tanema Equivalent | ~bu |
| Lovono Equivalent | ~me |
Example 344:
Telepakau akapa mwaliko i-bu damiliko iape ka basa peini ini, kape le-teli ini.In our tradition, when someone dies, he must be buried by his children and by his clan.
Example 446:
Ka i-bu.He's dead.
Example 447:
Ai' one ka i-bu, ebieve tua ka i-da.My father died eight years ago.