| Part of Speech | noun |
| Phonetic Form | ŋatene |
| Tanema Equivalent | vamora |
| Lovono Equivalent | vesemele |
| Sense Comment | concr |
Example 1791:
Uña ngaten' na, kape i-vio tev' eo.All those things will be yours.
Example 1959:
Li-makui li-odo ngatene peini toñaki ie Laperus.They search underwater for objects from the wreck of Lapérouse.
| Sense Comment | esp |
Example 698:
Uña ngaten' enaka i-wene tev' iu re.My stuff (bags+) is up over there.
Example 1364:
Le-le le-labu ngatene?Shall we go grab something? (=food)
Example 1643:
Li-e ngatene pe mie, li-ko “te masi”.The food they eat is smelly, they call it “te masi”.
| Sense Comment | rare |
Example 1771:
Ngatene ponu, li-romo nga mwaliko, ia mwaliko tae.Those creatures look like they're human, but they are not.
- Example Comment
- Spirits
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S67
Example 1960:
Ka kaipa mwaliko na, ia kupa na ngatene nga na.You people are human; but we are just non-human creatures [lit. just things] like this.
| Sense Comment | abstr |
Example 784:
Ngatene pon etapu tamwase pe li-vet’ piene ñi.This topic is very delicate to talk about.
Example 1961:
Vesepiene iune, i-vete ngatene tilu.It is the same word, but with two distinct meanings. [lit. it says two things]
- Example Comment
- polysemy
Example 753:
Ni-ovei ni-ko ngatene abia teve eo.I know you have a lot of work. [lit. many things are with you]
- Example Comment
- preposition [teve](teve_1)
Example 1343:
Awis pine peini ngatene pe a-la ponu.Thank you for your efforts. [lit. for the things you ‘took’]