Part of Speech | verb, intransitive |
Phonetic Form | (i·)vio |
Tanema Equivalent | ~veo |
Lovono Equivalent | ~pia |
Typical Subject | s.o. |
Example 517:
Dapa kula li-vio li-dadai mane.Some men were standing around the dancing area.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S139
Example 1286:
Kula pe li-vio ne teviri li-ioi; ka kula i-vio i-katei ne teviumu.Those who are standing by the stern, they will push; the others stand at the prow, and pull.
- Example Comment
- dragging a canoe on land
Typical Subject | s.th. |
Example 156:
Li-akawo tabuluburi ne adie idi, puro i-vio ene.You hang a quiver on your shoulder, with arrows [standing] inside.
Example 1615:
Bavede i-vio ne menuko.The sail stands on the prow.
Example 1797:
Aero iupa i-vio vitoko na.Our (pig) pen is very close [from here].
Example 2654:
Loko i-vio ne ma dapa; vilitoe i-vio ne viabasa dapa.They had scented leaves stuck [lit. standing] on their armbands; and white flowers in their hair.
- Example Comment
- dancers
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S23
Typical Subject | s.o., s.th. |
Example 377:
U-vio beiuko na u-tabau!Stand firmly, don't fall down!
Example 2655:
Ka li-wabeiu ñe moboro teva, me blateno i-vio, susuko, ne to.They used four rattan canes as props, so the pole would stand firmly in the middle.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S117
Example 2656:
Kanamuko me komudo i-vio korone ne tepungo.Clamshells sit [lit. stand] firmly in the coral rock.
Typical Subject | s.th. |
Example 777:
Ini mamote emele mwatebe; ero ka i-vio.She was still a virgin, but her breasts were already sticking out.
- Example Comment
- breast shape as a sign of age in women
Typical Subject | s.th. |