~vete piene talk, speak, communicate / talk about (s.th., ñe), [...]

Part of Speech verb-object idiom
Phonetic Form (i·)vete piene
Variant Form(s) ~vet’ piene
Tanema Equivalent ~po puiene
Lovono Equivalent ~vele mwamwane
    • talk, speak, communicate
      • Literally say words
      (Part of) Synonym (for)
      • Example 1493:
        Li-vet' piene ñe ma dapa.
        They talk with their hands.
      • Example 2237:
        Ini i-vete piene wako se idi abia.
        She talks easily to everybody.
    • talk about (s.th., ñe), mention
      • Example 1905:
        Ngatene pon etapu tamwase pe li-vet' pien' ñi.
        This topic is very delicate to talk about.
    • speak (a language, ñe)
      • Example 2006:
        Ini i-ovei pe i-vete piene ñe piene adapa Teanu.
        He can speak Teanu.
      • Example 2607:
        Li-vete piene ñi i-aiae, ia li-lengi wako.
        They speak (that language) with difficulty, but they understand it well.
    • talk together, discuss
      • Typical Subject group
      (Part of) Synonym (for)
      • Example 1133:
        Awis pine pe li-wapio kiapa li-vet' piene.
        Thank you for having gathered together to talk.
      • Example 2012:
        La-vet' piene lai-ovili.
        They've been talking for too long.

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  • See also:
    • ~vete utter, say, declare ‹s.th.› / mention ‹s.o., s.th.›, talk about / mean ‹s.th.› / give away ‹s.o.›, denounce publicly / call, convene ‹event, meeting+›