High Eolic word of the day: veláram

velá- (transitive verb), imperfective veláram: to ignite, burn, set fire to (something).

yattáyer máca velá-m mbírandúninut
eyes.SOC they ignite.PERF-TRANS hill.SUPERESS.DEF
“they seem to have started a fire up on the hill”

Although the verb veláram is transitive, it can also be used without an overt direct object, simply implying that the making of a fire has occurred.

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