| Part of Speech | verb, transitive |
| Phonetic Form | (i·)eᶮɟau |
| Variant Form(s) | ~ajau |
| Tanema Equivalent | ~adao, ~adau |
| Lovono Equivalent | ~lapie |
| Sense Comment | abstr |
Example 645:
Nganae le-ko l-ajau, i-wene moli teve dapa.Whatever they wanted to do, was easy to them.
| Sense Comment | concr |
| (Part of) Synonym (for) |
Example 52:
Pi-ka pi-abui ngatene upa pi-ko me p-ajau toñaki iote.We took our tools down (from the ship) so as to build another boat.
Example 646:
Li-wete otovo awoiu pon li-ejau telemoe.Once the thatch is finished, we make the house walls.
Example 647:
Ni-ko me n-ajau kopi abia.I want to print [to make] many copies.
| Sense Comment | esp |
| (Part of) Synonym (for) |
Example 168:
Li-ejau aña none mijaka.We cook a little (bit of) food.
Example 326:
U-bi bale u-toe u-ajau tepwoe.You pick some breadfruit, cut it, and make dried-breadfruit with it.
Example 648:
I-wete jebute awoiu ka i-ejau mama ada.Once she finished pounding the taro, she made the pudding.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S7
Example 649:
Kasule, li-ovei pe l-ejau ñe idi pe li-tavie.Some vines are useful [lit. You can ‘make’ them] for sick people.
- Example Comment
- medicine leaves
| Sense Comment | rare |
Example 650:
L-ajau piene pe li-tomoli ñe tanoe.They made up a story to deceive people about land ownership.
| Syntactic Restriction | foll. by clause |
Example 651:
I-ejau ini i-lebie, i-lebie men’ iape.She made him bathe, she bathed her baby.
Example 652:
Ata tadoe kap' i-ejau bas' eo mumule.The spirits of Ghosts can make your head go crazy.
Example 653:
Dapa tadoe li-ejau idi li-madau, tamwase ne bwogo.Ghosts scare people [lit. they make people afraid], particularly at night.
Example 654:
Tadoe i-ka i-koie i-mako samame dapa me li-ejau makone korone.The spirits came in and began dancing with the men – which made the dances powerful.