nga ne like this: presentative accompanying gesture or reported speech

Part of Speech	adverb
Morphology	nga + ne

• • like this: presentative accompanying gesture or reported speech

  Literally	like this
  (Part of) Synonym (for)	~ko

  • • Example 1925:
      

      Biouro iape nga ne –

      It was long like this –

    • Example 1926:
      

      Tetawene kape le-si nga ne –

      The tattoo designs, they would draw them like this –

    • Example 1927:
      

      Dapa Teanu, buro peini li-oburo nga ne –

      The Teanu people sing like this –

      Example URL

      https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S31

Related entries

• Contains:
  • nga¹ as, like / discourse technique allowing to compare elements of fiction (age of characters, physical distances) with actual elements of the discourse situation