~bwatui try

Part of Speech verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form (i·)ᵐbʷatui
Tanema Equivalent ~atuki
Lovono Equivalent ~bwatauki
Morphology bu- + ~atui
    • try
      • Syntactic Restriction serial pattern
      (Part of) Synonym (for)
      • Example 316:
        Keba ba-bwatui ba-ko ba-mata ini, ia metae.
        We tried to rock him (asleep), but no way!
      • Example 480:
        Pe-bwatui pi-oburo buro iote!
        Try and sing a song, y'all!