| Part of Speech | clitic constr |
| MWE Structure | prep = art |
| Morphology | te=o |
| Gloss | PREP=ART3.SG |
| comment | multi-purpose preposition <te> followed by the basic singular article of the third class |
Example 2546:
... ae a otei na kusu bata maana bona karavona itao teo sinivi tenam.... and the man is crunching the lobster in the rear of our canoe.
- Source:
- Sii 06RG 388-389
Example 3990:
... mepaa vaatei bona maamihu taba teve teo sinivi.... and (he) put all his things into the canoe.
- Source:
- Vae 01E(Eno) 020
Example 7407:
a otei vai teo sinivi te roosuuthis man in the giant's canoe
- Source:
- Sii 06RG 355
Example 7490:
Gono vakavara a maamihu iana vai teo sinivi vai, ...Get all these fish from this canoe, ...
- Source:
- San 02R 082-083
Example 7491:
Paa rake nom tea gono bona taba an teo hoi teve.(He) wanted to get food from his basket.
- Source:
- Nan 03R 068