bebeahu2 length

Part of Speech n2
    • length
      • dimensional properties
      • Comment <bebeahu> 'length' is attested with alienable and inalienable possessor constructions.
      • Example 750:
        A booroo a sii iana vaa tahii a sii rutaa koa. Na antee koa nao bona two to three inch bau a bebeahu teve.
        The young dragonet is a small saltwater fish. Its length just reaches two to three inches.
        Source: Mor 02R 011-12
      • Example 751:
        Igoro a sii iana a sii rutaa, a bebeahu na igoro na antee nana bona isuku kurina.
        The igoro is a little fish, the length of the igoro reaches the length of an underarm.
        Source: Sii 11W 070a
      • Example 752:
        Beara tau paku o paranda, eara toro ipinoo roho a bebeahu ae a tatabonata na inu bono kara urisi.
        When we are about to make the floor, we must measure the length and the width of the house with a banana sheath strap.
        Source: Eno 04W 007

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