tevie… tevie… one side, the other side; hence partly X, partly Y

Part of Speech

adverb

• • one side, the other side; hence partly X, partly Y

  Literally

  side… side…

  • • Example 431:
      

      Jokoro pon, tevie i-ko, tevie li-botongo.

      On bamboo drums, one side is open, the other side is shut.

    • Example 2297:
      

      Dapa na ngatene nga tevie mwaliko, tevie nga li-romo nga tadoe.

      These are special creatures, half man, half spirit.

      Example Comment

      Tamate masks

      Example URL

      https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S76

    • Example 2448:
      

      Dapa li-somoli tevie, ka tevie i-le.

      They destroyed part (of the ship), but another part went safe.

Related entries

• Contains:
  • tevie side of ‹s.th.› / (in) the vicinity of / (on) the other side of / topic, issue; regard