~iumu be first to (do V), before other people / do V first, before [...]

Part of Speech	auxiliary
Phonetic Form	(i·)jumu
Tanema Equivalent	~amo, ~amu
Lovono Equivalent	~ono

1. • be first to (do V), before other people

   • • Example 938:
       

       U-iumu u-koie u-ka!

       You come in first!

     • Example 939:
       

       U-iumu me ne-katau eo.

       You go first, I'll come behind you.

2. • do V first, before other actions; start by doing V

   • • Example 940:
       

       Mou me ne-iumu ne-vongo ko.

       Let me have dinner first.

     • Example 941:
       

       Ia ni-mui, nga u-ium’ u-viñ' ene!

       I didn't know, you should have first told me!

Related entries

• See also:
  • ko first, as a first action / (do) for a second: forms a polite order; hence please / exclamatory particle pointing to the immediate context, typic. to the addressee's speech or action
  • mo immediately; as soon as