ke
Bingham
ke
conj. or.
va. hoarse.
vt. let (used in the imperative).
vi. to utter the interjection keke.
to go.
to go.
ex. ke wati get away.
vi. to come.
ex. ke mai come here.
k'e
vi. to decrease.
Sabatier
ke
conj. or.
ex. te makuri ke te anene: work or singing.
intj. ke!: isn't it! yes, or no.
ex. ko ongo ke!: you hear don't you? <haven't?, hasn't?, etc.> instead of ko ongo ke ko aki.
intj. partic. imperative preceding verb to show a desire or wish.
ex. ke e nakomai: all right, let him come, or let him come.
ke1
or. kwe.
n. diminution, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, retraction, recoil.
v. to diminish, to retire, to shrink, to move closer, to come nearer.
ex.
- ke wati: move along.
- ke mai: come nearer.
- e ke au karewe: my toddy diminishes.
pref. to many words:
ex. kenako, kerikaki, etc.
vt. ka-k'ea or ka-kwea: to do...
ex.
- kakea wina: to take someone down a peg or two.
- kakekei mata: to wink.
- kakerakea, kakerioa, kakenakoa, kakerikaka:
vt. to draw back, to cause to go up or to the east, to the west, forward or backwards.