abo² blood / intimate feelings. Used in some expressions

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	aᵐbo
Tanema Equivalent	aba
Lovono Equivalent	amwale
Paradigm Form	1s: abo ne ene ; 2s: abo ne eo ; 3s: abo ne ini

1. • blood
   • • Anat

   • • Example 19:
       

       Men' one i-tabau i-woi visibaele ini ne touro, abo i-ke.

       My son fell down and hurt his knee on the reef; he was bleeding.

     • Example 20:
       

       Abo peini ma i-udu.

       His blood was dripping from his hand.

     • Example 21:
       

       Abo na, (abo) ne ngele?

       Whose blood is this?

     • Example 22:
       

       I-ko i-la abo ne kaipa i-ko i-romo abo i-ko pi-tavie we tae.

       He wants to draw your blood and examine it to see if you are sick.

2. • intimate feelings. Used in some expressions

   Sense Comment

   fig ; rare

   • • Example 23:
       

       Buro pon i-katau abo ne ene!

       This song suits my blood! (=I love it!)

       Example Comment

       hum

Related entries

• See also:
  • ne² possessive linker used with certain nouns, espec. bodily fluids / relative of (s.o.), member of o.'s kin