kie¹ for him or her; to him or her

• • for him or her; to him or her
  • • grammar

  Comment

  The dative preposition <ki> 'to, for' is followed by the 3rd person singular clitic pronoun.

  • • Example 3338:
      

      Veve usu kie.

      (He) searched her head for lice. (lit. Searched lice for her.)

      Source: Vae 01R 084

    • Example 3339:
      

      Ean toro mosi a moonaa, ean paa busu kie bona.

      You must cut off my leg, and then throw it to him. (lit. ... throw to him it.)

      Source: San 01R 042

    • Example 3340:
      

      Ean paa sue kie a sii otei paa asun vahaa koa vori hanana.

      You tell her that the man was killed on the road. (lit. the man, they have killed on the road.)

      Source: Aro 07E(Eno) 128

Related entries

• See also:
  • e² he; she; hin; her; it; them (things and animals; not humans)
  • ki for; to
  • mie² for it
  • kieve for him or her; to him or her
  • sue tauravi ki say "good afternoon" to someone
  • tauravi ki say "good evening" to somebody