-bes [quantity inflection on demonstratives]; this/that much/many

Part of Speech

Grammatical marker

• • [quantity inflection on demonstratives]; this/that much/many
  • [infleksi quantitatif di demonstrative]; banyak begini/begitu [Papuan Malay]
  • • bodily states, colours, dimensions, quantity

  • • Example 67:
      

      Ka bore yuol wabes.

      ka

      2sg

      bo

      go

      -re

      NFIN

      yuol

      day

      wa

      prox

      -bes

      QNT

      .

      You went this many days.

      Kau pigi lama begini. [Papuan Malay]

      Sources

      narr26 182.1

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • miabes [distal quantity demonstrative]; that many