pe³ relativiser: that, which, who / relativiser, commonly used in [...]

1. • relativiser: that, which, who

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   po

   • • Example 2040:
       

       Awis pine peini ngatene pe a-la ponu.

       Thank you for your efforts. [lit. for those things you did]

     • Example 2041:
       

       basavono pe li-anu kava

       during kava-drinking moments [lit. (at the) moment that we drink kava]

     • Example 2042:
       

       ne bogo pe la-kila da

       on their wedding day [lit. the day that they married]

2. • relativiser, commonly used in lexical compounds involving verbs

   Sense Comment

   esp

   • • Example 1101:
       

       muko pe i-ke idi

       [fly that bites people] mosquito

     • Example 2043:
       

       udo pe i-ako

       [banana that is ripe] ripe banana

     • Example 2044:
       

       jokoro pe li-vi

       [bamboo that people blow] Pan pipe

     • Example 2045:
       

       moe pe li-apinu ene

       [house we cook inside] kitchen

     • Example 2046:
       

       die mwaliko pe i-bu

       the bones of a dead body [of a person that died]

3. • “be someone who”: construction turning an action predicate into a habitual characteristic

   Syntactic Restriction

   used in predicates

   • • Example 2047:
       

       Vao, we pe li-womanga?

       Is it wild, or tame? [wild, or that we feed?]

     • Example 2048:
       

       Ini pe i-med' idi.

       He's someone who fools people. / He's a conman.

     • Example 2049:
       

       Ini pe i-lanasu idi.

       He (is someone who) can bewitch people.

4. • complementizer after certain verbs, esp. with modal meaning (can; cannot; be good; be bad; be suitable+)

   Sense Comment

   somet

   • • Example 579:
       

       Da viñevi wopine li-ovei pe li-anu kava.

       Adult women can drink kava.

     • Example 803:
       

       Ni-garei eo pe u-le re!

       I forbid you from going there!

     • Example 1607:
       

       A-mene pe u-e none ponu?

       Aren't you tired of eating that food?

     • Example 1628:
       

       Emel' enone i-mete ini pe i-rom dokta.

       My wife is too shy to see the doctor.

     • Example 1667:
       

       I-mui pe i-mo.

       He cannot speak.

       Example Comment

       disabled child

     • Example 1912:
       

       Tamwaliko pe i-vio ne kulumoe iono ñoko.

       It would be a shame if (this plant) only grew in your village.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003353#S30

     • Example 2050:
       

       Votobo pe le-sava tilu

       it's better / it's enough to buy two.

5. • when, as

   Syntactic Restriction	in protasis
   Sense Comment	rare

   • • Example 1735:
       

       Pe li-anu kava, ebele idi motoro.

       When you drink kava, you feel your body is heavy.