Part of Speech | verb, intransitive |
Phonetic Form | (i·)ta |
Tanema Equivalent | ~ta |
Lovono Equivalent | ~ta |
Typical Subject | plant+ |
Example 1909:
None pon, ini ñepe pe i-ta, pe li-wowo tae.This kind of tuber grows spontaneously [by itself], it is not planted.
Syntactic Restriction | with adv. ñei |
Example 2275:
Basavono po kulumoe i-ta ñei, Teliki Makumoso li-ko Banie.When our country emerged, our Supreme God was called Banie.
- Example Comment
- myth of origin