| Part of Speech | 2nd verb, intrans. |
| Phonetic Form | mini |
| Tanema Equivalent | ~mika |
| Lovono Equivalent | ~mini |
| Syntactic Restriction | after ~la ‘take’ |
Example 1041:
Dapa li-la laviko, namolo, kangele teuko, li-la li-mini kupa.They would take pearls, clothes, fish hooks, and give them to us.
| Syntactic Restriction | with other verbs |
| (Part of) Synonym (for) |
Example 442:
Ni-la piene ono me ne-botongo ne-mini kaipa.I’m recording your language so I can take care of it for you.
Example 1656:
U-ko ruene u-mini ini.Open the door for her.
Example 1657:
Kape le-wabe le-mini dapa po li-anu kava.They would serve (fruit) to those who were drinking kava.
Example 1658:
Gi' one iote i-bo kuo i-mini dapa ne kulumoe.My uncle creates canoes for the villagers.
Example 1659:
tanoe pe li-nabe li-mini dapathe territory that had been assigned to them
Example 1660:
Li-le li-la ngatene li-mini dapa damala.They travelled to work for (the benefit of) White people.
- Example Comment
- Blackbirding
Example 1661:
Dapa iupa noma li-atevo piene peini Laperus li-mini kupa.Our elders told the story of Lapérouse to us.
Example 1662:
Li-tomoli li-mini idi.They lie to people.
- Example Comment
- malefactive