~kilase address, talk to ‹s.o.›, esp. with a formal or solemn tone; [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)kilase
Variant Form(s)	~kilasi ; ~klase ; ~klasi
Lovono Equivalent	~kilaka

1. • address, talk to ‹s.o.›, esp. with a formal or solemn tone; invoke

   • • Example 1149:
       

       Li-puie li-kilasi tadoe adapa me i-somoli toñaki ie Laperusi.

       So they addressed solemnly their god, begging him to destroy the ships of Lapérouse.

2. • inform ‹s.o.› (about s.th., ñe), esp. in some length; explain, tell

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   ~viñi

   • • Example 1150:
       

       Ini i-kilasi mwalik' iape, ñe ngaten' na po i-rom' pon.

       She told her husband about all she had seen.

     • Example 1151:
       

       Dapa iono le-ka, kape u-kilase dapa ñei.

       When your family comes, you'll explain it all to them.

     • Example 1152:
       

       Idi mwaliko li-tamava se tadoe, li-kilasi li-ko kape le-le le-pinoe.

       The men invoked the spirits, asking them the right to perform the ritual dances.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~votei discuss, deliberate; instruct, give instructions
  • ~mokavase worship
  • ~tamava invoke a deity or spirit (tadoe); worship / worship the Christian God; pray
  • ~vete utter, say, declare ‹s.th.› / mention ‹s.o., s.th.›, talk about / mean ‹s.th.› / give away ‹s.o.›, denounce publicly / call, convene ‹event, meeting+›