| Part of Speech | 2nd verb, intrans. |
| Phonetic Form | (i·)le |
| Proto-Form | (?) POc: *lako |
| Tanema Equivalent | ~la, ~lava |
| Lovono Equivalent | ~le |
| Syntactic Restriction | serialised between two verbs |
Example 1400:
Ni-bo beniawo ni-le ni-laioi.[I collected ashes I went I threw them] I collected the ashes and threw them away.
| Syntactic Restriction | after intransitive motion verb, same subject; foll. by locative phrase |
Example 132:
P-aiu pe-wo pe-le ne ngogoro!Get up and run away to the bush!
Example 1401:
Li-ovei pe li-pwalau li-le Iura ne tepuke.They used to travel to (north) Vanuatu on their large canoes.
- Example Comment
- 3pl subject
Example 1402:
Li-aiu li-ke li-pwalau i-le iura.[they rose they went-out they travelled it went south] They left (Vanikoro) and set off to sail southwards.
- Example Comment
- 3sg inanimate subject
| Syntactic Restriction | after transitive verb, switch subject; foll. by locative phrase |
Example 1403:
Li-tabe i-le i-wene ne aeve me kokoro.[they carry (it) it goes it lies in the sun] They bring it out to lie in the sun so it dries up.
Example 1404:
Ni-tabulu voko i-abu i-le ne gilita.[I rolled a rock it descended it went to the valley] I rolled a rock down into the valley.
Example 1405:
Li-loko none i-le ne lema awene.We put food into the stone oven.
Example 1406:
Ba-ko ba-katau ene le-le ne toloto?[you want you follow me we go] Do you guys want to follow me to the lake?
| Syntactic Restriction | without a locative phrase: directional use |
| Sense Comment | gen |
Example 967:
Li-katei bavede i-vene ne iuro, peini me le-vesu i-ke i-le.They hoisted the sail up the mast, so they could sail away.
Example 1407:
Ka li-kopu li-vene li-le.They decided to move camp uphill (ahead of their route).
Example 1408:
Ini i-opogo i-le i-vio re, ne lema aero ne makone pon.[he jumped he went he stood] He jumped in, and stood in inside the dancing fence.
| Syntactic Restriction | directional use, deictic interpretation |
| (Part of) Antonym (for) |
Example 931:
U-iui i-le!Push it forward!
Example 1264:
Abu u-kop' u-le!Shift yourself a little (that way)!
| Literally | it goes |
| Syntactic Restriction | 3sg subject, referring to the action |
| Sense Comment | fig |
Example 410:
Kape ni-atevo i-le biouro metae.I won’t be able to speak at great length.
Example 1409:
Ngele nga i-ko i-oburo buro ae pon, kape i-obur’ i-le.If someone wants to sing a song, he can (go ahead and) sing. [he'll sing it goes]
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S23
Example 1410:
Ni-odo eo i-le ra bogo, ia eo a-te tae.I looked for you on and on till night, but you weren't there.
| Syntactic Restriction | 3sg subject, repeated |
Example 485:
Li-mako i-le i-le i-le – me kape bwogo.They danced on and on – until night was ready to fall.
Example 1411:
Uña teliki li-anu i-dai i-le i-le.The chiefs drank the kava around in a circle, one after the other [lit. it went, it went].
Example 1412:
Li-langatene i-le i-le i-le, ebieve iote awoiu.They worked on and on, for a whole month.