~teli mama request official engagement (to a woman, [...]

Part of Speech	verb-object idiom
Lovono Equivalent	~leli mama

• • request official engagement (to a woman, ñe/se) from her family

  Literally	put/send o.'s voice
  Typical Subject	man
  (Part of) Synonym (for)	~nabe ~vi nuduro

  • • Example 2395:
      

      Kape ne-teli mama ene ñ’ eo.

      I will ask to be engaged to you [lit. I shall put my voice for you].

    • Example 2396:
      

      U-teli mama ene se.

      Please arrange my engagement with her [lit. you send my voice for her].

Related entries

• Contains:
  • ~teli put ‹s.th.› down / bury ‹s.o., s.th.› / plant ‹fruit, taro+› / grow ‹leaves+› / send ‹message›
• Subentry:
  • mama¹ voice / sound, esp. singing sound of an instrument (vs. aña ‘noise’) / message sent by ‹s.o.› / marriage proposal sent to the family of a woman