beera maa grow bigger

Part of Speech vi.constr
MWE Structure adj - adv
Morphology beera maa
Gloss big hither
    • grow bigger
      • growth
      • Example 804:
        Mea beiko paa beera maa, beera maa, ...
        And the child grew bigger and bigger, ...
        Source: Iar 02RG 089
      • Example 805:
        Bea barii a rutaa na dao raara bona babarii, be beera maa, eara repaa dao eve bona barii, beve beera oha, eara repaa dao eve bona haehae.
        When the drummer is small, we call it babarii, when it becomes bigger, we call it barii, and when it becomes bigger yet, we call it haehae.
        Source: Eno 11W 267-272

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  • See also:
    • beera1 big; large; strong; high (of tide) / important
    • maa1 here (hither); to the place I am talking about; for onself
    • maara2 here; hither; for ourselves