mina2 anaphoric counterpart of the Ablative preposition: ‘from it’, [...]

Part of Speech adverb
Phonetic Form mina
Tanema Equivalent vade
Lovono Equivalent mena
    • anaphoric counterpart of the Ablative preposition: ‘from it’, ‘of it’; hence away, off
    • Literally from it
      • Example 98:
        Li-loko aero we anive, li-si kangele i-ke mina.
        They collect cone shells, and cut off the mollusc part.
      • Example 380:
        Li-la uo li-ta bele mina.
        They're peeling off the skin of yams.
      • Example 1654:
        I-le i-toe kuo iape ne ngogoro: kape i-toe i-abu i-wene, i-toe mengela mina awoiu, ka li-la longe mina.
        He went to cut a canoe in the forest: first he chopped it down; then he cut off the top; then he dug out the wood.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S5
      • Example 1655:
        Nga u-katei namuko iote, u-toe dekele mina.
        If you catch a fish, you must chop off its tail.

Related entries

  • Heterosemes:
    • mina1 Ablative preposition: from, out of