dapa gete young unmarried boys, typic. male teenagers

Part of Speech noun
Phonetic Form ⁿdapa ᵑgete
Variant Form(s) dapagete
Lovono Equivalent detu laungale
Morphology dapa + gete
    • young unmarried boys, typic. male teenagers
      • Syntactic Restriction plural of mwatagete
      • Example 559:
        Kape pe-loko dapa gete enone, da meliko viñevi, pe-lui ne moe re.
        We'll take my boys and my girls, and lead them to that house over there.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S43
      • Example 560:
        Dapa gete le-wabe, le-lui tev' dapa li-anu.
        The young men fill up (the cups) and give them to (the elders) for them to drink.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S127
      • Example 561:
        moe uña dapa gete
        the house of youngsters
        Example Comment
        double plural
      • Example 562:
        Uña teliki samame dapa wopine li-waivo uña dapa gete ñe telepakau akapa.
        The chiefs and the elders teach youngsters about our culture.

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