abana1 men; people

Part of Speech n2
    • men; people
      • persons
      • groups & collections
      • Comment Collective nouns are formally singular; i.e. <abana> takes the singular article of the 2nd class <a> ART2.SG.
      • Example 22:
        Teo bon bona he, a abana vaa vaan na vagavagana rapana vaan.
        On this day, however, the men of the village were fishing near the village.
        Source: Aro 06E(Eno) 054
      • Example 23:
        A abana vaa tahii o vagavagana vamataa kurusu.
        The people of the sea are very good fishermen. (lit. (are) very well fishing)
        Source: SiiSen 01W 003
      • Example 24:
        Nabunuu roho, a kaku goroto, amaa abana bebeera koa to pakupaku roho bari.
        In former times the butchering of turtles was only done by chiefly men.
        Source: Naph 01W 031

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