nga pon² it goes on like that, in the same manner; hence continuously, [...]

Part of Speech	predicative
Phonetic Form	ŋaβon
Variant Form(s)	nga ponu ; ngapon
Lovono Equivalent	nenge pae

1. • it goes on like that, in the same manner; hence continuously, repeatedly
   • • Disc

   Literally	it's like that
   Syntactic Restriction	anaphoric reference

   • • Example 13:
       

       Moro abia pon, nga pon.

       The same would happen every day.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S39

     • Example 1939:
       

       Ka ne basakulumoe pine nga ponu.

       And in the bigger island, it was the same.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003353#S33

2. • that's it

   Syntactic Restriction

   pointing to the addressee's actions or speech

   • • Example 1940:
       

       Ewe, kape nga ponu.

       Yes, that must be it. [lit. it will (be) like that]

       Example Comment

       predicative, future marked

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • nga pon¹ like that, in that way / something like that: approximately / ‘and so on’, ‘that sort of thing’. Generally not translated / just, only: restrictive