bara1 and, conjoining words and phrases

Part of Speech conj
Morphology bara
Gloss and2
    • and, conjoining words and phrases
      • grammar
      • Comment the distinction between <ae> and <bara> is not quite clear.
      • Example 641:
        a ta tahii bara ta vahiava
        the coastal people and the mountains people
        Source: Nah 01R 025
      • Example 642:
        Rosin tagihu, enam bara maa meha pastor vaa Solomon
        (We) fled into the bush, we and other pastors from the Solomon Islands
        Source: Mor 01R 085-086
      • Example 643:
        O manii na aniani rori bona vua naono vai amaa pepeesi, ei a vua ruhu bara veresun.
        The possums eat sour fruit like the fruit of the ficus tree and the wild banana.
        Source: Sii 09W 021
      • Example 644:
        Ahiki, a kuruu bara a aniani aba mee.
        No, (he's) a snake and also a cannibal.
        Source: Nah 02E(Eno) 045
      • Example 645:
        "A beiko a ponoto bara paa beerau mee,
        "The child is fat and also has grown up,
        Source: Skae 02W 091

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  • See also:
    • ae and, conjoining a third coordinand in the case of three coordinands in a single NP / and, conjoining phrases