| Part of Speech | pers. pronoun |
| Phonetic Form | iⁿdi |
| Tanema Equivalent | deli, deili |
| Lovono Equivalent | nili |
| Encyclopedic Info | Synt.: The impersonal pronoun idi construes an indefinite or generic human referent, with low or no individuation (cf. Fr. ‘on’). Among other functions, it may serve to background the agent of an event in a way similar to the passive voice of English. ; The subject prefix equivalent to idi is li- (Realis) –le- (Irrealis). |
| (Part of) Synonym (for) |
Example 861:
Program kula idi li-la moli.Some software programs are free [lit. people give them unconstrained].
- Example Comment
- subject
Example 862:
Tamate li-romo wako, ia idi li-madau.The dancing masks were beautiful, but scary. [lit. but one feared them]
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S162
Example 863:
U-labu idi motoro!Be respectful to people!
- Example Comment
- object
Example 864:
Tongolukilo ponu wako peini basa idi i-meli.This medicinal plant is useful against headaches.
- Example Comment
- possessor of inalienable noun
Example 865:
Ka telepakau pe na, lek’ iaidi, idi pe li-romo idi tae. Kape le-wamu idi ñe idi.In our culture, cousins must not look at each other. They must hide from each other.
- Example Comment
- reciprocal construction
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S51
| Syntactic Restriction | lexical meaning |
| Sense Comment | esp |
| (Part of) Synonym (for) |
Example 487:
Dapa tadoe li-ejau idi li-madau, tamwase ne bwogo.Ghosts scare people, particularly at night.
- Example Comment
- generic
Example 591:
Puro, li-ejau ñe die idi.War arrows are made using human bones.
Example 866:
Dapa Niteni li-ovei pe li-e idi.People from Nendö are cannibals. [they can eat people]
Example 867:
Teliki Makumoso, ai’ akapa, i-waivo idi ñe telepakau, ñe piene, i-waivo idi ñe ngatene pe li-ajau…Our Elderly Lord, our father, he's the one who taught us (humans) our culture, our language, everything we do…