~teli utele begin, start (to do, me + Irr.)

Part of Speech verb-object idiom
Phonetic Form (i·)teli.utele
Morphology ~teli ‘put down, plant’ + <compo></compo> ‘tree base’
    • begin, start (to do, me + Irr.)
      • Literally plant a (tree) base
      Encyclopedic Info Morph.: ~teli utele is often contracted as ~tetele*, with the same meaning.
      • Example 2287:
        La-tabo la-teli utele i-le la-wo enga temaka.
        Alright, let's start listing the placenames again.
      • Example 2397:
        Ni-teli utele buro.
        I began a song.

Related entries

  • See also:
    • ~tetele1 begin, start
    • ~teli put ‹s.th.› down / bury ‹s.o., s.th.› / plant ‹fruit, taro+› / grow ‹leaves+› / send ‹message›