| Part of Speech | verb, transitive |
| Phonetic Form | (i·)kila |
| Tanema Equivalent | ~kile, ~ao |
| Lovono Equivalent | ~kile |
Example 1142:
A-ko u-ka u-kila keba?Would you like to join us?
| Typical Subject | man |
| (Part of) Antonym (for) |
Example 685:
Ni-kila emele pe Tetevo.I married a woman from Utupua.
Example 1143:
Nga u-romo leka, kape u-kila.Should you have any eye contact with your cross-cousin, you will have to marry her.
| Literally | marry each other |
| Syntactic Restriction | dual subject, reciprocal construction |
Example 1053:
basavono pe da-tilu kape la-kila dawhen there is a wedding [lit. when two people follow/marry each other]
Example 1144:
Totokale na, keba ba-kila keba.In that photo, we are getting married.
Example 1145:
Bogo iamela pe ba-kila kela?Was it the day of your wedding? [lit. was it your day when you married each other]