~teli put ‹s.th.› down / bury ‹s.o., s.th.› / plant ‹fruit, taro+› / [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)teli
Tanema Equivalent	~lali
Lovono Equivalent	~leli

1. • put ‹s.th.› down
2. • bury ‹s.o., s.th.›

   • • Example 2333:
       

       Dapa pe li-abu dapa li-bu, kape le-lui dapa le-teli dapa ne tanoe.

       Those who were killed were later buried in the ground.

3. • plant ‹fruit, taro+›

   Sense Comment

   hence

   • • Example 1865:
       

       Vivilo li-teli ne netebe.

       Swamp taros are planted in swamps.

     • Example 2391:
       

       li-teli balawe

       to plant pineapples

     • Example 2392:
       

       Li-tau sekele ponu awoiu, moro iote li-le li-teli avtebe.

       After burning their garden, the next day they went to plant taros.

     • Example 2393:
       

       I-iumu, pi-teli mataña (jebute).

       First of all, we planted the (taro) shoot.

4. • grow ‹leaves+›

   Typical Subject

   plant

   • • Example 2394:
       

       Jebute i-teli uie.

       The taros have grown leaves.

5. • send ‹message›

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • ~la ~teli put ‹s.th.› down
  • ~teli mama request official engagement (to a woman, ñe/se) from her family
• See also:
  • ~do¹ plant ‹trees›
  • ~teli utele begin, start (to do, me + Irr.)
  • avtebe taro
  • vilo plant: generic name for all plants, when a particular species name is not specified / tree / wood / piece of wood, stick
  • ~wowo² plant ‹tuber, esp. yam› in the ground