io yes! / alright, well

Part of Speech interjection
Phonetic Form jo
Tanema Equivalent io
    • yes!
      • Syntactic Restriction in reply
      (Part of) Synonym (for)
      • Example 898:
        “A-ko ae? A-ko u-ka u-la iawo?” Ini i-ko “Io! Ne-la iawo mijaka me ne-le ne-tau namuko 'naka.”
        “Do you want some fire?” – “Yes!” she replied. “I just need a bit of fire so I can cook my fish.”
    • alright, well
      • Example 899:
        Io. Iepiene po ne-ko ni-atevo na…
        Alright, so… The story I want to tell today…
      • Example 900:
        Io ponu mijaka ponu me u-ovei…
        Alright, that was just a short message to let you know…
        Example Comment
        in writing