| Part of Speech | adverb |
| Phonetic Form | ŋaβon |
| Variant Form(s) | nga ponu ; ngapon |
| Lovono Equivalent | nenge pae |
| Morphology | nga + ponu |
| Literally | like that |
| Syntactic Restriction | pointing to the addressee's actions or speech |
| (Part of) Antonym (for) |
Example 1931:
Nga ponu na susuko.It's perfect like that (like you're doing).
Example 1932:
Pi’ on’ ka i-vete nga pon tae.My grandfather never said anything like that.
Example 1933:
Li-apilo toñaki awoiu, bara i-vagas’ metele tuo nga ponu.The building of the ship must have taken about six months, something like that.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003270#S3
| Syntactic Restriction | edging strategy in speech |
| Sense Comment | comm |
Example 1934:
Li-toe iuro, ae, digo, we uña ngatene nga pon.They cut out pillars, beams, and other pieces like that.
Example 1935:
Li-ovei pe li-tomoe, li-ovei pe li-tabo li-ka, nga ponu.They know how to disappear, how to appear again, that sort of thing.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S82
| Sense Comment | comm |
Example 1293:
Ponu kava pon, piene peini kuledi nga pon.And so, the story of kava is just a short one like that.
- Example Comment
- conclusion of a story
Example 1936:
Ni-ovei mijaka nga ponu.I only know a little.
Example 1937:
Sande, moro pine, pe li-langatene tae, pe li-tamava, pe li-te ne moe nga pon.Sunday is an important day – one when we don't work, when we pray, when we just stay at home.
Example 1938:
Telepakau pe noma, basavono po li-ve dameliko, nga emele kape li-abu dapa. Kape le-loko ne i-te iune ngapon, li-abu dapa.According to an ancient practice, when female children were born, they would be killed. People would keep only one daughter; others would be killed.