~tetele1 begin, start

Part of Speech verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form (i·)tetele
Morphology Contraction of ~teli utele ‘plant a stem → begin’
    • begin, start
      • Example 1043:
        Kata kape le-tetele kape le-pinoe pon ta.
        They were about to start dancing.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S129
      • Example 2426:
        Wako, u-tetele!
        Alright, start!
      • Example 2427:
        Ka la-tetele na Pakare.
        They started (their journey) in Pakare.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S131

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