anomanam us (but not you)

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure object marker = tam = object marker = pron
Morphology a=nom=a=nam
Gloss OBJM=IPFV=OBJM=1PL.EX.PRON
    • us (but not you)
      • grammar
      • Comment In the example the imperfective aspect marker agrees with the object because the object <anam> 1PL.EX.PRON ranks higher on the person hierarchy than <Siapani> 'Japanese'.
      • Example 236:
        Ere tamene Siimaa he baitono kaveru koa vomaen a Siapani kahi asun anomanam meori paa nomaa meori paa ma mee amanam.
        But Siimaa's father and his companions secretly overheard that the Japanese would kill us, and they would come (and) take us (somewhere).
        Source: Eno Aro 01E 057

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    • amanam us (but not you)
    • anam us (but not you)
    • nom imperfective aspect marker