~lamini¹ give ‹s.th.› (to s.o., se)

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)lamini
Morphology	Contraction of ~la ~mini

• • give ‹s.th.› (to s.o., se)

  (Part of) Synonym (for)

  ~la ~mini

  • • Example 1379:
      

      Uña teliki li-lamini tanoe se dapa.

      The authorities granted them some ground.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~lamini² (take V) and give it to ‹s.o.›
• See also:
  • ~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
  • ~la ~mini¹ give ‹s.th.› to ‹s.o.› / strike ‹s.th.› hard