da-tilu² they two, both of them. Heavier form of 3 dual pronoun [...]

Part of Speech	pers. pronoun
Phonetic Form	ⁿdatilu
Variant Form(s)	datilu
Tanema Equivalent	lalu

1. • they two, both of them. Heavier form of 3 dual pronoun da

   Syntactic Restriction

   definite sense

   • • Example 572:
       

       Da-tilu pe Teanu; kulumoe iada Aneve.

       They (two) were from Teanu; their village was Aneve.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S1

2. • two people; a couple (married or not), a dyad

   Syntactic Restriction

   generic sense

   • • Example 573:
       

       basavono pe da-tilu kape la-kila da

       [lit. when two people follow each other] whenever there is a wedding

     • Example 574:
       

       Datilu ne ene kape la-ka la-romo ene.

       Two relatives of mine will come visit me.

3. • you two; guys!

   Syntactic Restriction

   appellative

   • • Example 575:
       

       Ei, da-tilu!

       Hey, you two!

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • da-tilu¹ dual proclitic, combined with the same irregular plural nouns as da=