pate³ carry someone or something on the arm in front of the body

Part of Speech

vt

• • carry someone or something on the arm in front of the body
  • • transfer

  • • Example 5454:
      

      Ore pate bona meha, ore vaahuhu, ore vaarosin.

      (She) would have one (fish) in her arms, breastfeed it and then chase it away.

      Source: Ata 01R 039

    • Example 5455:
      

      Pate nasu roho a beiko.

      Carry the child.

      Source: Siv 01E(Eno) 010

    • Example 5456:
      

      mepaa pate vahaa vo maa inu teori,

      (he) carried it (firewood) back to their house,

      Source: Aro 07E(Eno) 025

Related entries

• See also:
  • vapate carry in the arms; hold in the arms
  • dee¹ carry something somewhere (generic term)
  • patepate² carry somebody or something on the arm in front of the body many times
  • vaapate take somebody or something in one's arms