iaba our, i.e. of me and him/her: form of the general possessive [...]

Part of Speech	possessive
Phonetic Form	jaᵐba
Tanema Equivalent	(ak)egabe
Lovono Equivalent	iemere

• • our, i.e. of me and him/her: form of the general possessive classifier (enone*), with a 1 exclusive dual possessor (see keba)
  • • Gram

  • • Example 823:
      

      Ba-pei keba ñe moe iaba.

      We're quite happy with / fond of our house.

    • Example 824:
      

      Kupa pi-nabe emele iamela i-ka teve men’ iaba.

      We are betrothing your daughter to our son.

Related entries

• See also:
  • enone ‘my’: 1sg form of possessive classifier for General, default possession / classifier for various possessions / classifier for kinship relations when the noun is not inherently a kin term (opp. one, classifier for kin terms) / classifier for some more abstract relations