~wamabu² ask ‹s.o.› for permission, request

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)wamaᵐbu

• • ask ‹s.o.› for permission, request

  Syntactic Restriction

  transitive construction

  • • Example 1225:
      

      Li-wamabu uña teliki iakapa ne Vanikoro ka dapa teliki li-ko wako.

      They asked the chiefs on Vanikoro, and the chiefs accepted.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~wamabu¹ ask permission (from s.o., teve)