a= object marker

Part of Speech object marker
Variant Form(s) =a
Morphology a=
Gloss OBJM
    • object marker
      • grammar
      • Comment The object marker <a=/=a> cross-references primary pronominal objects of the 1st person singular, 1st person plural, and 2nd person plural.
      • Example 233:
        Beiko tenaa bean vahahaono anaa, ean na vaatamaka anom anaa.
        My child, when you disobey me, you make me sad.
        Source: VaaSen 01W 865
      • Example 234:
        enaa kahi vaasusu anom ameam tea gogi,
        I'll teach you to do the gogi,
        Source: Sii 06RG 194
      • Example 512:
        No gono kamaraara sa naono te subuava, are mamaagisi.
        Go and get us some wood from the old woman, let´s warm ourselves at the fire.
        Source: Aro 07R 018

Related entries

  • See also:
    • anaa me
    • anam us (but not you)
    • anom the proclitic object marker <a> and the imperfective aspect marker <nom> form an orthographical word
    • ka for or to somebody
    • kamaraara us; for us (but not you)
    • avameam you (pl.)
    • avanaa me
    • kamaanam for us; to us (but not you);
    • kamau2 for
    • kanam us; for us; to us (but not you)