dello

[verb]

dello=S S rise
dello=A=O A make O rise; A raise, lift O
dello-dello=S S rise and rise
kuwu-dello=A=O A pick up O
bana-dello=A=O A kick (up) O
doŋi-dello=S S wake up; S open one’s eyes

Dello can be compounded with the body part instrumentals kuwu ‘hands’ and bana ‘feet’ and also with with doŋi ‘eye’ to produce doŋi-dello=S. Doŋi-dello is always intransitive. It is possible that kuwu-dello and bana-dello have intransitive forms ‘raise one’s hand(s)’ and ‘lift one’s foot’.

Dello is derived from degi plus the obsolete particle lo ‘up’.

Examples

[#92] Dace koxodu, degice mudu todusu, doŋi delloce.

[#10] Kidi sewa doŋimo kuwu-dellolalemo.

[#100] Yedena kaddewa ŋene luwodo yana mede dello-kaŋŋi xexepe.

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