| Part of Speech | vi.constr |
| MWE Structure | vt - n |
| Morphology | ani-ani aba |
| Gloss | RED-eat person |
| comment | The construction <aniani aba> 'habitually eat people' functions as the head of a Verb Complex, as a juxtaposed modifier of nouns, and as the head of an adjectival phrase. |
Example 219:
a oraa to aniani abaa spirit who ate people
- Source:
- San 01R 019
Example 220:
A meha a beera sana to aniani aba nana.There is a very big one that eats human beings. (i.e. a kind of shark)
- Source:
- Sii 46W 146
Example 221:
A aba aniani aba rau.This person is a man-eater. (lit. a person eating persons (is) this)
- Source:
- Nah 02R 066
Example 222:
O oteote a taba aniani aba.The crocodile is a man-eating animal.
- Source:
- Sii 44W 001
Example 223:
E roosuu a aniani aba.The giant is a cannibal.
- Source:
- SiiSen 01W 576
Example 224:
O oteote o aniani guu bara o aniani aba mee.The crocodiles are pig eaters and also eat people.
- Source:
- Sii 29W 001