~la ~mini¹ give ‹s.th.› to ‹s.o.› / strike ‹s.th.› hard

Part of Speech	serial vb, trans.
Phonetic Form	(i·)la… (i·)mini
Tanema Equivalent	~la ~mika
Lovono Equivalent	~la ~mini

1. • give ‹s.th.› to ‹s.o.›

   Literally

   take and give to

   • • Example 299:
       

       Ne-ko ne-la awis pine iakapa ne-mini tili’ akapa pe i-si diksoneri akapa.

       I’d like to extend our deep gratitude to our brother, for the dictionary he has written.

     • Example 1338:
       

       Taluaito i-la tongolukilo i-mini men' one.

       The doctor gave some medicine to my child.

     • Example 1339:
       

       Leka, kape u-la ngatene u-mini susuko tae.

       As for your (opp.-sex) cross-cousin, you cannot give her anything directly.

     • Example 1340:
       

       Li-votei i-wene li-ko kape le-la viko le-mini idi ia li-la li-mini tae.

       They promised to give money to people, but they didn't.

2. • strike ‹s.th.› hard

   Sense Comment	fig
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	~abu

   • • Example 1341:
       

       U-la u-mini toñaki ponu i-abu i-wene ne mataiko ponu!

       Destroy that ship and send it down to that reef!

     • Example 1342:
       

       I-ka i-ka po i-ko i-koie, ini i-la i-mini!

       As soon as the ship came closer inland, [the god] hit it hard!

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~la ~mini² act eagerly, with energy; be fired up, be intense
• See also:
  • ~lamini¹ give ‹s.th.› (to s.o., se)
  • ~abu³ hit, strike ‹s.th., s.o.›, typic. with o.'s hands / have an impact upon ‹s.th., s.o.›, affect / play ‹musical instrument› using hands / kill, slay, murder ‹s.o.› / kill ‹animal›, hence hunt, fish+
  • ~la¹ take ‹one thing› (vs. ~loko, ‘take several things’) / take ‹s.th.› physically, grab, carry / take ‹s.th.› in order to use or move it. Serves to introduce a new participant in a situation, often an instrument or a theme, even when no actual ‘grabbing’ event is referred to. / forms causative constructions with motion or posture verbs / give ‹s.th.› / take ‹s.th. abstract›, keep / understand ‹s.o., s.th.› / require, take ‹amount of time› / do, make. Combines with certain objects, to form semantically non-compositional phrases
  • ~la¹ take ‹one thing› (vs. ~loko, ‘take several things’) / take ‹s.th.› physically, grab, carry / take ‹s.th.› in order to use or move it. Serves to introduce a new participant in a situation, often an instrument or a theme, even when no actual ‘grabbing’ event is referred to. / forms causative constructions with motion or posture verbs / give ‹s.th.› / take ‹s.th. abstract›, keep / understand ‹s.o., s.th.› / require, take ‹amount of time› / do, make. Combines with certain objects, to form semantically non-compositional phrases
  • ~mini² (take V) and give it to ‹s.o.› / (do V) for ‹s.o.›, for the benefit of ‹s.o.›. Equivalent of a Dative