ra¹ Continuative: on and on and on / on and on till ‹s.th.›: hence [...]

Part of Speech	particle
Phonetic Form	ra
Tanema Equivalent	da
Lovono Equivalent	da

1. • Continuative: on and on and on
   • • Gram

   Syntactic Restriction

   usually repeated

   • • Example 2165:
       

       Lai-te Tetevo ra ra ra ra – ka i-le ne velesebe.

       So they waited on Utupua, on and on and on — till they reached the middle season.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S17

2. • on and on till ‹s.th.›: hence until

   Syntactic Restriction

   foll. by clause or complement

   • • Example 2166:
       

       Li-pinoe li-dai ra ra awoiu, li-tabo li-le ne bonge ma dapa.

       They dance on and on [lit. till it ends], until they return to their cave.

     • Example 2167:
       

       Li-sabisi li-maliawo boso. Pon ra kokoro.

       They laid (the almonds) and lit a fire underneath, till they were dry.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S107

3. • it went on like this, till finally…
   • • Disc

   Syntactic Restriction

   sentence initially

   • • Example 1721:
       

       Ra ra, moro iote iawo i-bu.

       They were living like that, but one day, the fire died out.

     • Example 2168:
       

       Ra jebute ka moso pon.

       Finally, the taro ripened.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S114

     • Example 2169:
       

       Ra awoiu.

       Finally, it finished.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ra² until
• See also:
  • ~le³ separates two actions that take place in separate locations. Usually not translated / (move+) towards, to (such and such direction) / (take s.th.+) towards, to (such and such direction) / (move+) forward, ahead / (move+) thither, away from speaker or deictic centre / (do V) ahead, in a continuing manner; go on / (do V) on and on, for a long time
  • i-wene i-wene on and on, continuously; for a long time