tanoe ground, soil / land, insofar as it belongs to s.o.

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	tanoe
Proto-Form	POc: *tanoq
Tanema Equivalent	anoe
Lovono Equivalent	lenoe

1. • ground, soil

   • • Example 2331:
       

       Tanoe i-wai.

       The ground shook.

       Example Comment

       earthquake

     • Example 2332:
       

       Li-ae tanoe

       dig the ground

     • Example 2333:
       

       Dapa pe li-abu dapa li-bu, kape le-lui dapa le-teli dapa ne tanoe.

       Those who were killed were later buried in the ground.

2. • land, insofar as it belongs to s.o.

   Sense Comment

   esp

   • • Example 123:
       

       Na tanoe aidi abia.

       This land belongs to everyone.

     • Example 2334:
       

       Da la-via ñe tanoe.

       They're fighting about land.

Related entries

• See also:
  • enaka ‘my’: 1sg form of possessive classifier for Food, Tools and Customary practices / classifier for items eaten, or meant to be eaten, by the possessor; incl. items to be chewed / classifier for items drunk, or meant to be drunk, by the possessor / classifier for objects related to food acquisition and preparation / general classifier for containers, instruments and tools / classifier for certain customary practices / classifier for language (piene) / classifier for some modern items / erotic delicacy; beloved, darling
  • temaka place / location on land, geographical spot / earth, ground / the universe, insofar as it is subject to the diurnal cycle. Dummy subject for various predicates for weather or times of the day
  • ole sand / area covered by sand; esp. sand beach