| Part of Speech | verb-object idiom |
| Phonetic Form | (i·)laŋatene |
| Variant Form(s) | ~langatene |
| Morphology | ~la ‘take’ + ngatene ‘thing’ |
| Literally | take things |
| Typical Subject | s.o. |
Example 584:
Basavono na, kuo demene ka l-ejau tae, pe li-la ngatene ñi pine tamwase.These days, outrigger canoes aren't being made any more, because they are too much work.
Example 1048:
Nganae pe kape le-la tae.They don't need to work. [lit. there isn't anything they have to ‘take’]
Example 1343:
Awis pine peini ngatene pe a-la ponu.Thank you for your efforts. [lit. for the things you ‘took’]
Example 1344:
Pe-le, pe-le pe-la ngatene! P-ae none! P-ae jebute!Come on guys, you should go to work! Go harvest food, go harvest taros!
Example 1345:
Dapa Lovoko na li-ovei pe li-la ngatene iune.The Lovoko people are inclined towards mutual cooperation [lit. doing things together].
Example 1346:
Dapa li-ka li-loko idi li-lui li-ko le-la ngatene le-mini dapa.They used to come to recruit people who would then work at their service.
- Example Comment
- Blackbirding
| Typical Subject | s.th. |
| Sense Comment | meton |
Example 1347:
‘Plenu’ wako, ‘hama’ i-langatene.After the plane, it was the hammer's turn to get into action.