batari2 along; for a while

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure adv = tam
Morphology bata=ri
Gloss CONT=3PL.IPFV
    • along; for a while
      • unclassified
      • Comment The adverb is the host of the enclitic 3rd person plural imperfective aspect marker
      • Example 689:
        O kaavisu na teitei batari tea maa patana, eori he toro nao bata koari, saka antee haari tea hio.
        The kavisu (a halfbeak species) stay in the thicket of seaweed, they must move, they cannot be motionless (lit. sit).
        Source: Eno 11W 100-102

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  • See also:
    • =ri2 imperfective aspect marker
    • bata1 along; for a while
    • kaavisu kind of halfbeak