~e eat ‹s.th.› / eat ‹s.o.›

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)e
Tanema Equivalent	~ei
Lovono Equivalent	~e

1. • eat ‹s.th.›
   • • Food

   • • Example 608:
       

       U-e!

       Eat it!

     • Example 609:
       

       Kata ka ai-e?

       Have you ever eaten this?

     • Example 610:
       

       P-ae jebute, me pe-tau me p-e!

       Dig out some taros you can cook and eat!

2. • eat ‹s.o.›

   Typical Subject

   Ogre, cannibal

   • • Example 611:
       

       Pon tepakola? Kape i-e idi? O kape i-abu idi?

       Is it an Ogre? Does he eat people? Does he kill people?

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S161

     • Example 612:
       

       Dapa tadoe va li-somol' idi, ka li-e idi.

       Spirits are dangerous, they are cannibals.

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • pe li-e edible
• See also:
  • ~vongo eat, have a meal / be burning, burn; perish in fire / be jealous, feel jealousy (for, ne)
  • none² food / meal, dinner; esp. collective meal, feast