~kotu run, flee / move swiftly in space, e.g. while riding on s.th.

Part of Speech	verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)kotu
Tanema Equivalent	~vatutu

1. • run, flee

   Typical Subject

   s.o.

   • • Example 1081:
       

       I-kotu i-katau ero ponu i-ven' i-le.

       He ran along the river, all the way up.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S83

     • Example 1276:
       

       Ka i-te ra i-le i-madau ka i-kotu mina dapa i-le i-te ne gilita ponu.

       He got scared and ran away from them, all the way to the hill.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003270#S7

2. • move swiftly in space, e.g. while riding on s.th.

   Sense Comment

   gen

   • • Example 1277:
       

       Ka li-kotu ñe kuo pon, li-abu li-lui.

       They rode on the canoe all the way down to the shore.

       Example Comment

       canoe sliding on land

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S29

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~vilu walk / move, wander, travel