vana gnomic aspect, in definitions or generic statements / Habitual [...]

Part of Speech aspect
Phonetic Form fana
Variant Form(s) van ; va
Tanema Equivalent vana
    • gnomic aspect, in definitions or generic statements
      • Gram
      • Syntactic Restriction clause-initial position
      • Example 612:
        Dapa tadoe va li-somol' idi, ka li-e idi.
        Spirits are dangerous, they are cannibals.
    • Habitual aspect, in past or present contexts
      • Gram
      • Syntactic Restriction clause-initial position
      • Example 1384:
        Laperusi vana i-moloe i-si sivene ne nom’ ole tetake ne.
        Lapérouse had the habit of walking around, making some drawings on that beach over there.
      • Example 1988:
        Va li-tabulu dapa ne ole.
        They roll in the sand.
        Example Comment
        children playing
      • Example 2150:
        Noma vana uña toñaki van li-ka li-punuo ñe idi li-lui.
        In the olden days, ships used to come and kidnap people to carry them away.
      • Example 2567:
        Vana li-atevo eo.
        They keep talking about you.
    • do s.th. repeatedly
      • Syntactic Restriction iterative meaning
      Sense Comment rare
      • Example 1241:
        Dapa ne da ka li-bu awoiu. Vana ka li-tavea li-koie li-sai i-katau temaka ponu.
        All their relatives died instantly. Their [bodies] were floating, washing ashore one after the other, all along the beach.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S125

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    • va Habitual aspect