| Part of Speech | verb, intransitive |
| Phonetic Form | (i·)te |
| Tanema Equivalent | ~o |
| Lovono Equivalent | ~lu |
| Typical Subject | s.o. |
Example 318:
Bara ba-te ba-botongo okoro ponu.I'm afraid you may be sitting on my knife.
- Example Comment
- realis interpretation
Example 2360:
U-abu u-te u-ka!Come sit down here!
| Typical Subject | s.o. |
| Sense Comment | gen |
| Encyclopedic Info | Inanimate subjects would take ~wene. |
Example 2361:
Dapa gete li-te ne Toplau.The boys are in the Men's House.
| Typical Subject | s.o. |
Example 954:
Mwaliko iune na ka i-te.There's only one man left (who can speak the language).
Example 2362:
Ka u-te!Good bye! [lit. you're staying!]
- Example Comment
- greeting
Example 2363:
Nga i-te kape li-abu.If he had remained (in the island) he would have been killed.
Example 1541:
Li-te li-te li-ko “Mamote!”They waited, waited…, and said “No, not yet!”
| Syntactic Restriction | foll. by locative |
Example 627:
Ini i-te Franis, ia ebele kulumoe iape Japan.She lives in France, but she is actually from [lit. her genuine country is] Japan.
Example 2364:
dapa pe li-te ne kulumoe nathe people living in this village
| (Part of) Synonym (for) |
Example 1536:
Pon mamote i-te.He is still alive.
| Syntactic Restriction | foll. by predicate or other modifier |
| Typical Subject | s.o. |
Example 1707:
A-te moli?Are you free?
Example 2365:
Ini i-te mumule ñe eo!He's crazy about you!
Example 2366:
daviñevi pe li-te ne manokowomen who're having their periods