Part of Speech | interrogative constr |
MWE Structure | adv - relative clause |
Morphology | havee to...vo |
Gloss | what REL...like |
Example 1942:
Source: Nan 03R 135Havee to paa paku vo mau a beiko tenaa meve paa nomau?What's the matter with my child that he's coming along? (lit. How has my child done and he has just come?)
Example 1960:
Source: Pur 05R 071Havee to paa nomaa vo vuan?How did you come here?
Example 1961:
Source: Vae 01R 052-053Mepaa hivi bona, "Havee to paa nao vareko vo mau an?" "Ahiki, enaa paa vaagoagon komana bata maa nom."And (she) asked him, "Why did you, please, come?" "No, I just come for pleasure along here."