noma² in front / before this, previously / a long time ago, in the old days

Part of Speech	locative
Phonetic Form	noma
Tanema Equivalent	nome
Lovono Equivalent	nome

1. • in front

   Syntactic Restriction

   spatial meaning

2. • before this, previously

   Syntactic Restriction

   temporal meaning

   • • Example 1879:
       

       Noma, viabas' ene i-ako.

       My hair used to be blond.

3. • a long time ago, in the old days

   Sense Comment

   esp

   • • Example 1880:
       

       Noma li-katau ñe metele.

       In the old days, people would just refer themselves to the moon.

       Example Comment

       calendar

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • noma¹ face / front part of ‹s.th.› / end of ‹s.th.›
• Is Part of:
  • pe noma ancient, old; historic; traditional
  • dapa noma the people of the past, the ancestors