boha mi say something to somebody; say something about somebody

Part of Speech	vd.constr
MWE Structure	vi - prep
Variant Form(s)	boha me
Morphology	boha mi
Gloss	say with

• • say something to somebody; say something about somebody
  • • communication

  Comment

  When <boha> 'say' combines with the incorporated preposition <me> or <mi>, the person talked to or talked about is encoded as the primary object and the message as the secondary object. If the primary object is a 1st or 2nd person pronoun it is in addition marked by the dative preposition and an object marker.

  • • Example 990:
      

      Havee to pasi no boha mi raara e subunae?

      What are we going to say to his grandfather?

      Source: Hoa 02E(Joy) 066

    • Example 991:
      

      Ei to kahi boha koa mi kavuaraara ori.

      That is what they are just going to say about us.

      Source: Pur 02R(Pur) 297

Related entries

• See also:
  • boha say / (with a complement clause) think (that)
  • boha me say something to somebody
  • boha vo say something
  • kavuaraara us (including you)