ebele piene¹ true words, the truth / true, real, genuine; specific

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	eᵐbele piene
Tanema Equivalent	nib(i)lako puiene
Lovono Equivalent	nebelioko, nebele mwamwane
Morphology	ebele + piene

1. • true words, the truth

   Literally	real speech
   Syntactic Restriction	always predicate

   • • Example 632:
       

       Ene ni-lengi ñe taña ene, ka ebele piene, ene ni-le ene.

       I heard it with my own ears. It's the truth, I believe it.

2. • true, real, genuine; specific

   Syntactic Restriction

   foll. by NP

   • • Example 633:
       

       Ebele piene uo tae.

       This is not real yam.

     • Example 634:
       

       Ebele piene sekele peini jebute upa i-wene ne tevie.

       We have a genuine water-taro garden on the other side.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ebele piene² really! An expression of surprise
• See also:
  • ~tako be sincere, tell the truth
  • ebel’ ini¹ his/her/its body; its hull, etc. / the true version of it; the real one