labiou² (do) for a long time, for long / (have done) a long time ago

Part of Speech	postverb
Phonetic Form	laᵐbiou
Lovono Equivalent	nuabeu

1. • (do) for a long time, for long

   • • Example 1356:
       

       Kape ne-te na labiou mijaka.

       I'll stay here for a little while.

     • Example 1357:
       

       I-vet' piene labiou.

       He talked for ages.

2. • (have done) a long time ago

   Syntactic Restriction

   perfective context

   • • Example 101:
       

       Aeve ka i-vene labiou awoiu.

       The sun has long risen already.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • labiou¹ lasting a long time, long