Part of Speech | 2nd verb, intrans. |
Phonetic Form | (i·)ke |
Tanema Equivalent | ~kao |
Lovono Equivalent | ~iu |
Syntactic Restriction | after intransitive verb |
Example 1115:
Vilsao ka i-tobo i-ke.The tornado pierced through. (out of the clouds)
Example 1116:
matavo pe i-ovo i-kea bubbling spring [a spring that comes out bubbling]
Example 1117:
Li-koie ne lema kuo awoiu pon, ka li-opogo li-ke.They got inside the canoe, and suddenly they leapt out.
Example 1118:
Dapa ka li-mako i-ke.They came out (of their hiding) dancing.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S160
Syntactic Restriction | after transitive verb |
Example 459:
Piene mijaka ene ponu, ene li-la i-ke ne uie buka ponu.This little story was taken out of [the pages of] this book.
Example 1119:
Ni-wowo revo i-ke mina lema kuo.I'm bailing out the (sea) water from inside the canoe.
Example 1120:
Le-katei kuo le-lui le-lui le-lui le-lui i-le i-le – i-ke ne kulumoe.They tow the canoe down a—ll the way to the village.
- Example Comment
- from the forest
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S34
Example 133:
Ngiro Palapu i-ka ka li-aiu li-ke li-pwalau i-le Iura.As soon as the northern wind began to blow, they left [Vanikoro] and set off to sail southwards.
Example 1121:
Ka iote i-tavea i-ke i-le mijaka.One [ship] drifted a little bit back towards the ocean [lit. a little outwards].
Example 1122:
Dapa li-wai i-ke i-le.They paddled away towards the ocean.