iote² a, one: determiner for indefinite singular / be an (X) / there [...]

Part of Speech	quantifier
Phonetic Form	jote
Tanema Equivalent	keo
Lovono Equivalent	leka

1. • a, one: determiner for indefinite singular
   • • Gram

   Encyclopedic Info

   The plural of iote is kula.

   • • Example 909:
       

       I-si buka iote ñe uña iepiene peini kulumoe iakapa.

       He wrote a book with several stories from our country.

     • Example 910:
       

       Pi-ko me p-ajau toñaki iote.

       We want to build a boat.

2. • be an (X)

   Syntactic Restriction

   in predicate NP

   • • Example 911:
       

       Eo unuo iote!

       You're a thief!

     • Example 912:
       

       Tabuluburi, tonge iote pine pe li-loko puro i-koie ene.

       A quiver is a long sheath where you can insert your arrows.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S129

3. • there is an (X)

   Syntactic Restriction

   existential use

   • • Example 913:
       

       Vilo iote pine i-sabu ne anoko.

       [There's] a large tree felled on the road.

       Example Comment

       existential

     • Example 914:
       

       Mwaliko iote da emel’ iape.

       [once upon a time there was] a man and his wife

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S1

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • iote¹ other, different / not the current one: hence previous or next
  • iote³ the one
• See also:
  • iune¹ one / one whole, one full (N) / a, an / (not) even one / a single; one and the same