basavono pe when, as

Part of Speech	subordinator
Variant Form(s)	basavono po

• • when, as

  Literally

  (at) the moment that

  • • Example 354:
      

      basavono pe li-anu kava

      when we drink kava

    • Example 355:
      

      Basavono pe mwaliko i-bu, le-iu ebele ini i-wene ne kie ini.

      Whenever someone dies, their body is buried in a grave.

    • Example 356:
      

      Basavono po kape awoiu, dapa li-ovei.

      And when that was finished, people began to understand.

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