enaka ‘my’: 1sg form of possessive classifier for Food, Tools and [...]

Part of Speech possessive
Phonetic Form enaka
Variant Form(s) 'naka
Tanema Equivalent ae
Lovono Equivalent anga
    • ‘my’: 1sg form of possessive classifier for Food, Tools and Customary practices
      • Gram
      • (Part of) Antonym (for)
    • classifier for items eaten, or meant to be eaten, by the possessor; incl. items to be chewed
      • Example 692:
        Ne-tau namuko enaka ne-kae?
        How will I be able to cook my fish?
      • Example 693:
        buioe 'naka
        my betelnut (to chew)
    • classifier for items drunk, or meant to be drunk, by the possessor
      • Encyclopedic Info Used in free variation with me, a classifier specifically dedicated to drinks: ero me ene = ero 'naka ‘my (cup of) water’.
    • classifier for objects related to food acquisition and preparation
    • general classifier for containers, instruments and tools
      • Sense Comment hence
      • Example 697:
        monone 'naka
        my food chest
      • Example 698:
        Uña ngaten' enaka i-wene tev' iu re.
        My stuff (bags+) is up over there.
      • Example 699:
        Pi-avo ponu pi-abui ‘tool’ upa pi-ko me p-ajau toñaki na.
        We brought down some tools of ours, so we could start building a ship.
    • classifier for certain customary practices
      • Example 700:
        telepakau akapa
        our customs, our tradition, our culture
      • Example 701:
        uro ape
        his magic powers
      • Example 702:
        Li-puie li-kilasi tadoe adapa.
        They were addressing their god(s).
    • classifier for language (piene)
      • Sense Comment esp
    • erotic delicacy; beloved, darling
      • Typical Subject s.o., body part
      Sense Comment slg

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    • enaka ‘my’: 1sg form of possessive classifier for Food, Tools and Customary practices / classifier for items eaten, or meant to be eaten, by the possessor; incl. items to be chewed / classifier for items drunk, or meant to be drunk, by the possessor / classifier for objects related to food acquisition and preparation / general classifier for containers, instruments and tools / classifier for certain customary practices / classifier for language (piene) / classifier for some modern items / erotic delicacy; beloved, darling
    • ono your (food+): form of the possessive classifier used for food, tools, customary possessions etc. (enaka*), with a 2 singular possessor (see eo)
    • ape his, her (food+): form of the possessive classifier used for food, tools, customary possessions etc. (enaka*), with a 3 singular possessor (see ini)
    • akia1 our (food+), of you and me: form of the possessive classifier used for food, tools, customary possessions etc. (enaka*), with a 1st inclusive dual possessor (kia)
    • aba1 (food+) for me and him/her: form of the possessive classifier used for food, tools, customary possessions etc. (enaka*), with a 1 exclusive dual possessor (see keba)
    • amela1 your (food+), of you two: form of the possessive classifier used for food, tools, customary possessions etc. (enaka*), with a 2 dual possessor (see kela*)
    • ada1 their (food+), of them two: form of the possessive classifier used for food, tools, customary possessions etc. (enaka*), with a 3 dual possessor (see da)
    • akapa1 our (food+), of you and us: form of the possessive classifier used for food, drink, tools, customary possessions etc. (enaka*), with a 1st inclusive plural possessor (kiapa)
    • upa1 (food+) for me and them: form of the possessive classifier used for food, tools, customary possessions etc. (enaka*), with a 1 exclusive plural possessor (see kupa)
    • aipa1 your (food+), of you and them: form of the possessive classifier used for food, tools, customary possessions etc. (enaka*), with a 2 plural possessor (see kaipa*)
    • adapa1 their (food+): form of the possessive classifier used for food, tools, customary possessions etc. (enaka*), with a 3 plural possessor (see dapa)
    • aidi1 form of the possessive classifier used for food, tools, customary possessions etc. (enaka*), with an impersonal possessor (idi ‘people’)
    • we2 form of the possessive classifier used for food, tools, customary possessions etc. (enaka*), with a noun possessor / (food) for ‹s.o.› / (tool) of ‹s.o.› / (language, customary knowledge+) of ‹s.o.›
    • buioe Areca palm, a tree / areca nut, as commonly chewed (~kanu) together with betel leaves (puluko) and lime (awo)
    • buka book / notebook
    • diksoneri dictionary
    • kome axe, tradit. made of the shell of a giant clam
    • monone a sturdy, round wooden mortar used in cooking, esp. to pound taros and Canarium almonds (vongoro) during the preparation of the pudding (mama) / a sturdy box, typic. made of wood, where to stow things; chest, trunk
    • none2 food / meal, dinner; esp. collective meal, feast
    • nuduko glasses, spectacles / spyglass / mirror
    • ngatene thing, object / s.o.'s belongings; luggage / piece of food / animal; non-human creature / thing; topic, issue, idea, meaning / effort, activity, work
    • okoro bamboo / name of certain artefacts made of bamboo / a heavy bamboo, used as a stamping tube. Singers of buro bula okoro ‘bamboo songs’ stamp (~woi) the bamboo on the ground, thereby producing a deep sound as they sing along / a traditional knife made of bamboo; hence (modern) knife; bushknife, machete
    • piene speech, words / language / story / rumour, news / topic, idea
    • puluko betel: k.o. leafy vine (Piperaceae) / betel leaves, picked (~kidi) in numbers, and chewed (~kanu) in combination with Areca nuts (buioe) and lime (awo)
    • tadoe1 ancestral spirit, representing the soul of an ancestor. These anonymous, invisible spirits haunt the island and live around humans / used metonymically for the bush, the wild, e.g. for certain plant names when they are not fit for human consumption and belong to the forest / representation of spirits through sculptures or headdresses / deity, ancestral god worshipped in ancient times / the Christian God
    • tanoe ground, soil / land, insofar as it belongs to s.o.
    • telepakau culture, traditions of a specific place / traditional norms, conceived as rules and duties; customary law
    • uro charcoal, obtained from burnt wood or plants / charcoal reduced to powder, for various uses; black soot / inkpen, pen / black magic, sorcery