bebeera1 big (pl.)

Part of Speech adj
Morphology be-beera
Gloss RED-big
    • big (pl.)
      • dimensional properties
      • comment Used when the property is assigned to many persons, animals or things.
      • Example 767:
        O meho buha o rutarutaa, meho o bebeera sana.
        Some dolphins are small, others are very big.
        Source:
        Sii 09W 007
      • Example 768:
        O sii iana bari saka bebeera haari, o sii vahavahara koa.
        These fish (abuabuhu cobbler) are not big, but only small.
        Source:
        Eno 11W 009
      • Example 769:
        O haeasita o peho si kaku iana to rakorakoto batari teo bakubaku, teo goroto ae o iana bebeera.
        The haeasita ('suckerfish') is a kind of fish that stick on the sharks, the turtles and the big fish.
        Source:
        Eno 11W 059-060
      • Example 770:
        "meori huha bona maa kave amaa bebeera."
        "And they tied big nets."
        Source:
        Sii 06RG 080

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