~vene1 go up, rise / climb / extend upwards / travel east or south

Part of Speech verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form (i·)vene
Tanema Equivalent ~vano
Lovono Equivalent ~vene, ~ne
    • go up, rise
      • Example 1579:
        Matiki Moro ka i-vene.
        The morning star had risen (in the sky).
      • Example 2586:
        Aeve ka i-vene.
        The sun has risen in the sky.
    • climb
    • Typical Subject hum
      Sense Comment esp
      • Example 2587:
        Li-vene ne kuo iadapa.
        They climbed aboard their canoe.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S88
      • Example 2588:
        Ka i-le i-vene ne avie i-bi.
        He climbed on the apple tree and picked an apple.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S53
    • extend upwards
    • Sense Comment fig
      • Example 2589:
        Moe pon i-ven' iu tamwase.
        That building goes very high up.
      • Example 2590:
        Webwe i-vene i-wen' ne ma dapa.
        They were wearing armbands up their arms. [lit. armbands were going up on their arms]
        Example Comment
        dancers
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S23
    • travel east or south
    • Literally go upwind
      Syntactic Restriction geocentric coordinates
      (Part of) Antonym (for)
      • Example 2591:
        Kape ne-ven' ne-le ne kulumoe.
        I'll travel east [lit. up] to the island (Vanikoro).

Related entries

  • Heterosemes:
    • ~vene2 (move+) up, upwards / (take, move s.th.) up
  • See also:
    • tetavene up, on the upper side; uphill