~lateli put ‹s.th.› somewhere; put away, deposit, store

Part of Speech verb, transitive
Phonetic Form (i·)lateli
Morphology Contraction ~la ~teli
    • put ‹s.th.› somewhere; put away, deposit, store
      • Example 86:
        Li-mabui li-ae tanoe, wako ka li-lateli teve.
        They quietly dug a hole in the ground, and put (the treasure) there.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003269#S9
      • Example 466:
        Li-ovei pe li-la tepulu li-lateli ne teipu me le-su nga buluko.
        Kauri resin can be stored in an empty coconut shell, and lit as a lamp.
      • Example 1385:
        Ka ponu li-la viko, li-lui li-lateli ne moe ma tadoe.
        They took the ritual money, and deposited it in the gods’ lair.

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