anan aba eat people; be a cannibal

Part of Speech vi.constr
MWE Structure vt - n
Morphology an-an aba
Gloss RED-eat person
    • eat people; be a cannibal
      • consumption
      • Comment The construction <anan aba> is a short form of <aniani aba>. but is only found in Adjectival Phrases, which I simply ascribe to the lack of data.
      • Example 196:
        a oraa bona vue he a anan aba
        but this particular spirit was a cannibal
        Source: San 01E(Eno) 011
      • Example 197:
        A vaan vaa rerau, kavu roho te guu a anan aba,
        The village there perished because of a man-eating pig,
        Source: Aro 15R 047

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