aniani aba habitually eat people; be a cannibal

Part of Speech vi.constr
MWE Structure vt - n
Morphology ani-ani aba
Gloss RED-eat person
    • habitually eat people; be a cannibal
      • consumption
      • 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 aba
        a 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

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