bata1 along; for a while

Part of Speech adv
Morphology bata
Gloss CONT
    • along; for a while
      • unclassified
      • Comment With more than 2500 tokens <bata> is the most frequently used adverb. It indicates that an event or situation lasts for some time.
      • Example 673:
        Hua bata koa, meori paa vaagunaha bona kave.
        Just paddling along, they let the net down.
        Source: Mor 03E(Eno) 053
      • Example 674:
        Ahiki, enaa paa vaagoagon komana bata maa nom.
        No, I just come for pleasure along here.
        Source: Vae 01R 053
      • Example 675:
        Enaa mee na paku bata nom a kiu bona.
        I also did this work for a while.
        Source: Iar 01R 071

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