| Part of Speech | verb, transitive |
| Phonetic Form | (i·)ovei |
| Tanema Equivalent | ~wo |
| Lovono Equivalent | ~lonei |
| (Part of) Antonym (for) |
Example 113:
Ai-ovei Cindy?Do you know Cindy?
Example 2004:
Ai’ one i-ovei piene Tetevo.My father knows the language of Utupua.
Example 2005:
Ni-ovei ni-ko ngatene abia teve eo.I know you have a lot of work.
| Syntactic Restriction | dynamic |
Example 356:
Basavono po kape awoiu, dapa li-ovei.And when that was finished, people began to understand.
Example 656:
Li-ovei li-ejau anoko iadapa.They recognised [lit. knew well] their itinerary.
| Encyclopedic Info | Synt.: The subordinate verb can be either Realis or Irrealis. |
| (Part of) Antonym (for) |
Example 1935:
Li-ovei pe li-tomoe, li-ovei pe li-tabo li-ka, nga ponu.They know how to disappear, how to appear again, that sort of thing.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S82
Example 2006:
Ini i-ovei pe i-vete piene ñe piene adapa Teanu.He can speak Teanu.
Example 2007:
Ai-ovei pe u-vi jokoro?Do you know how to play the panpipe?
Example 1094:
Daviñevi wopine li-ovei pe li-anu kava.Adult women are allowed to drink kava.
Example 1419:
Ai-ovei pe u-lebie.You can bathe (if you want).
| Syntactic Restriction | epistemic modality |
Example 2008:
Miko i-ovei pe i-wai mwoe.Earthquakes can shake houses
Example 362:
Dapa noma, li-ovei pe li-loko uie woubo pe le-vei bavede peini.People before used to weave sails out of pandanus leaves.
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 1131:
Dapa kula li-ovei pe li-vete piene kiane.Some people tend to speak fast.
Example 2009:
Dapa Lovoko na li-ovei pe li-la ngatene iune.The Lovoko people are inclined towards mutual cooperation.