tev’ iu up, above / on the southeast side; south or east

Part of Speech	locative
Phonetic Form	teviu
Tanema Equivalent	iu
Lovono Equivalent	leve ngau
Morphology	tevie + iu

1. • up, above

   Literally

   upper side

   • • Example 698:
       

       Uña ngaten' enaka i-wene tev' iu re.

       My stuff (bags+) is up over there.

2. • on the southeast side; south or east

   Literally	upwind
   Syntactic Restriction	geocentric meaning

   • • Example 39:
       

       Ngiro Tangake i-aka i-abu i-kamai tev' iu ne.

       The Tangake wind blows down from the east.

     • Example 1300:
       

       Kulumoe Iura, kulumoe i-wene tev’ iu.

       The islands of (north) Vanuatu are located southeast [of Vanikoro].

     • Example 2433:
       

       Apali pon ka i-vilu i-le tev' iu re!

       That child ran away in that (upward) direction!

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• See also:
  • iu up, above