| Part of Speech | verb, transitive |
| Phonetic Form | (i·)la |
| Tanema Equivalent | ~la |
| Lovono Equivalent | ~la |
Example 1317:
Leka, kape u-la ngatene u-mini susuko tae. Kape u-la u-teli, ka ini ka i-la.As for your (opp.-sex) cross-cousin, you cannot give her anything directly. You just put it down, and she'll pick it up.
Example 1318:
I-ko i-la abo ne kaipa i-ko i-romo abo i-ko pi-tavie we tae.He wants to draw [lit. take] your blood and examine it to see if you are sick.
| Syntactic Restriction | often first verb in serialisation |
| Sense Comment | esp |
Example 401:
U-la teili u-bi ñ' eo.Just take a fan and fan yourself.
Example 1319:
Abu u-la kangele teuko u-kamai![take a fishhook and bring it] Please bring a fish-hook!
Example 1320:
Li-la ruene li-tabo li-bono.[they ‘take’ the door and shut it] They shut the door again.
Example 1321:
Ai' iape kape i-la men' iape i-koioi ne Toplau.The father would introduce his son into the Men's House [lit. would ‘take’ his son and introduce him].
| Syntactic Restriction | switch-subject serialisation |
Example 1322:
li-la i-avo → ~laiavo[they take it hangs] they hang s.th.
Example 1323:
li-la i-abu[they take it goes down] they put s.th. down
Example 1324:
li-la i-koie[they take it enters] they put s.th. in
Example 1325:
Vilo pe i-bu, ni-la enga ene i-wene ñei.I left my name on a dead tree. [lit. I ‘took’ my names it was left there]
Example 1326:
Nobwogo miko i-la i-wai moe ne.Last night [an earthquake ‘took’ and shook this house] this house was shaken by an earthquake.
| Encyclopedic Info | Usually followed by ~mini* to introduce the recipient. |
Example 1327:
U-la i-ka kiane![take it it comes quickly] Give it to me, quick!
Example 1328:
Program kula idi li-la moli.Some software programs are free [lit. people take/give them unconstrained].
Example 1329:
Taluaito i-la ero ie menu apilaka.The doctor gave medicine to the little child [lit. he took/gave the child's water].
| Sense Comment | fig |
Example 1330:
Ni-la piene ono.I'm recording [taking] your language.
| Typical Subject | s.o. |
Example 1331:
Ka ni-la awa eo.[I took your mind] I understand what you mean.
Example 1332:
Ai-la ene?[did you take me?] Did you get my point?
Example 1333:
Bwara ni-la eo susuko tae.Maybe I didn't understand you properly.
| Typical Subject | action |
Example 1334:
I-la wik iune!It takes a whole week!
Example 1335:
Li-bo kuo votobo pe i-la moro tete we teva.Making a canoe can take up to three or four days.
Example 1048:
Nganae pe kape le-la tae.They don't need to work. [lit. there isn't anything they have to ‘take’]
Example 1336:
~la ngatene‘take things’ = work