baitono hear someone or something; listen to someone or something

Part of Speech

vt

• • hear someone or something; listen to someone or something
  • • communication

  • • Example 85:
      

      Me sinane Bukimeasun paa baitono maa bono aheahe.

      And Bukimeasun's mother heard the singing.

      Source: Nah 02E(Eno) 066

    • Example 582:
      

      Enaa paa baitono eve he kusu maa bona karavona!

      I heard him crunching the lobster!

      Source: Mor 03R 050

    • Example 583:
      

      "Goe rakahai tea baitono!"

      "Do not at all listen to him."

      Source: Aro 05R 086

    • Example 584:
      

      Meori paa baitono bono moroko.

      And they listened to the speech.

      Source: Iar 02RG 141

    • Example 585:
      

      A baitono vakavara koa, mepaa hua voosu.

      When he had finished listening, then he paddled home.

      Source: Tah 05R 060

Related entries

• See also:
  • aheahe² song; singing
  • babaitono listen to somebody
  • babaitono ni hear of/ about something many times
  • babaitono voen hear that something is the case
  • baitono vatamaka ni hear something and feel sad (lit. hear sadly)
  • beitono hear, listen
  • moroko² speech, talk
  • vababaitono listen
  • vababaitono me / mi listen to somebody
  • voen³ this; that (after verbs of perception and cognition)