vitoko near, close (to, teve) / soon; be about to / nearly, almost

Part of Speech	adjective
Phonetic Form	fitoko
Variant Form(s)	votoko ; v'toko ; v'to
Tanema Equivalent	vatako
Lovono Equivalent	vateoko

1. • near, close (to, teve)

   Syntactic Restriction

   in space

   • • Example 2193:
       

       I-wene pwo v'to teve awene tae? – Tae, n-ro tae!

       Isn't it on the ground, close to the fire? – No, I can't see it!

     • Example 2417:
       

       Sekele iaba ene vitoko ne, takoie ne.

       Our garden is here, uphill this way.

     • Example 2667:
       

       Paiu vitoko i-ka.

       Paiou village is very close from here.

       Example Comment

       directional verb [~ka](LX000131)

2. • soon; be about to

   Syntactic Restriction

   in time

   • • Example 1044:
       

       Vitoko teve me kape le-bo.

       They were about to start making (their canoe).

     • Example 2129:
       

       Ka vitoko pe la-koie ponu la-lengi dapa.

       As they were about to land, they heard some voices.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S27

3. • nearly, almost

   Sense Comment

   fig

   • • Example 1955:
       

       Ka vitoko ngasune nga piene akapa.

       It's nearly the same as our language.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ka vitoko kape be about to; almost / nearly, almost