Part of Speech | verb, transitive |
Phonetic Form | (i·)ⁿdai |
Lovono Equivalent | ~dai |
Syntactic Restriction | often V2 in serial pattern |
Example 520:
Noma, uña toñaki van li-ka li-dai temaka i-katau uña basakulumoe.In the olden days, large ships would sail around the archipelago, going from island to island.
Example 521:
Tetawene i-wen’ i-dai moe na.The drawings were running around the walls of the house.
Syntactic Restriction | distributive meaning |
Example 522:
Kape n-ajau kopi abia me le-waga i-dai kulumoe iakapa.I'll make many copies so we can distribute them around in the village.