keba we, i.e. me and him/her: personal pronoun for 1st person [...]

Part of Speech	pers. pronoun
Phonetic Form	keᵐba
Tanema Equivalent	gabe
Lovono Equivalent	gema

1. • we, i.e. me and him/her: personal pronoun for 1st person exclusive dual
   • • Gram

   • • Example 316:
       

       Keba ba-bwatui ba-ko ba-mata ini, ia metae.

       We tried to rock him (asleep), but no way!

     • Example 317:
       

       Totokale na, keba ba-kila keba.

       In that photo, we are getting married. [lit. we are marrying ourselves/each other]

       Example Comment

       reflexive construction

2. • me and (X), (X) and I

   Syntactic Restriction

   Inclusory construction, foll. by NP

   • • Example 1123:
       

       keba emele 'none

       my wife and I

     • Example 1124:
       

       Woiote, keba Faithful ba-ioi teuko…

       The other day, I went fishing with Faithful…

Related entries

• See also:
  • ba- dual subject prefix for “Dislocutive”: 1st exclusive and 2nd person / 1st exclusive Dual prefix, whether realis or irrealis: the two of us / 2nd person Dual prefix, whether realis or irrealis: you two