Part of Speech | 2nd verb, intrans. |
Phonetic Form | (i·)ka |
Tanema Equivalent | ~loma |
Lovono Equivalent | ~ma, ~mage |
Syntactic Restriction | 3sg i-ka, last verb in directional serial verb |
Example 1012:
U-wai i-ka!Paddle this way!
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S36
Example 1013:
Dapa ñepe na kape le-mako i-ka.They will be dancing in this direction.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S153
Example 1014:
Paiu vitoko i-ka.Paiou village is very close to here.
- Example Comment
- no motion, abstract vector
Syntactic Restriction | 3sg i-ka, direction of action |
Example 129:
Pie aipa li-atevo i-ka?Did your elders tell the story to you?
Example 1015:
Ab' u-leng' i-ka!Listen to me! (lit. hear this way)
Example 1016:
Ni-ko u-la iawo mijaka i-ka!Please pass me some fire! (this way)
Syntactic Restriction | 3sg i-ka, temporal meaning |
Example 1017:
Li-romo metele i-ka ra ra ra i-tomoe.They watched the moon over time (lit. watched it come along) till it disappeared.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S148