~vongo eat, have a meal / be burning, burn; perish in fire / be [...]

Part of Speech	verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)voŋo
Proto-Form	POc: *paŋan
Tanema Equivalent	~(a)vango
Lovono Equivalent	~wanga

1. • eat, have a meal

   Typical Subject

   s.o.

   • • Example 1693:
       

       Li-atevo iepiene pe noma, li-oburo, li-vongo ka li-mokoiu.

       We tell old stories, we sing, we eat and then we go to sleep.

     • Example 2688:
       

       Li-anu kava awoiu, ka li-vongo viri.

       They first drank kava, and then had their meal.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S94

2. • be burning, burn; perish in fire

   Typical Subject

   s.th.

   • • Example 860:
       

       Moe enone i-vongo ne iawo.

       My house perished in the fire.

     • Example 2689:
       

       Kuo enone i-vongo.

       My canoe was burnt!

3. • be jealous, feel jealousy (for, ne)

   Typical Subject	s.o.
   Encyclopedic Info	Etym.: Possibly a metaphor from the previous sense ‘burn’.

   • • Example 2690:
       

       Ini i-vongo n' emel' iape.

       He is jealous of his wife.

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • ~vongo pine share a large meal; have a feast or celebration
• See also:
  • ~e eat ‹s.th.› / eat ‹s.o.›
  • ~su¹ set fire to, burn ‹s.th.› to get rid of it / light ‹torch, buluko› / set fire to ‹cultivated land, sekele› in order to make it ready for cultivation; practise slash-and-burn cultivation
  • iawo fire
  • none² food / meal, dinner; esp. collective meal, feast