die bone / spine, back

Part of Speech	noun, relational
Phonetic Form	ⁿdie
Tanema Equivalent	dele
Lovono Equivalent	die

1. • bone
   • • Anat

   Typical Subject

   hum, animal

   • • Example 587:
       

       die ne aele

       leg bone

     • Example 588:
       

       Ni-sune die iote.

       I found a bone.

     • Example 589:
       

       die mwaliko pe i-bu

       the bones of a dead body

2. • spine, back
   • • Anat

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   utedie

   • • Example 590:
       

       Ne topola 'none pe ni-wo ne die 'ne, uo kula kupa tete ka pi-ae.

       In the basket I'm carrying on my back, these are a few yams we just dug out.

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • die idi human bones
  • die nengele skeleton
  • die i-meli feel contractions conducive to labour
• See also:
  • diemoso spine
  • namuko fish