tasu vamate ni throw oneself to death; fall and die

Part of Speech	vt.constr
MWE Structure	vt - adv -appl
Morphology	tasu va-mate ni
Gloss	throw ADVR-dead APPL

• • throw oneself to death; fall and die
  • • motion

  Comment

  In this transitive reflexive construction the object is an anaphoric zero argument. Its antecedent is the subject

  • • Example 7325:
      

      E roosuu he kuu vamurina bata maana me tasu vamate ni paano pus baneo.

      The giant fell following (them) and threw himself to death below the breadfruit tree.

      Source: Jen 01R 069

Related entries

• See also:
  • busu vamate ni throw oneself to death; fall and die
  • moko vamate ni eat nuts until one dies