Part of Speech | art |
Morphology | bona |
Gloss | OBJ.ART2.SG |
Comment | The article introduces NPs headed by a n2 noun and functioning as a non-topical object in clauses with a 3rd person subject. |
Example 1023:
Source: Aro 06E(Eno) 079E Materua paa an vamateu bona beiko tenaa.Materua has eaten my child.
Example 1024:
Source: Sii 11W 075A bubukevara eve he saka tara potee vira haana bona iana.The Lionfish does not very much look like a fish.
Example 1025:
Source: San 02E(Eno) 035Mea maa moon paa gonogono bona iana, amaa moon koa, saka abana haari.So the women collected the fish, only the women, not the men.
Example 1026:
Source: Mor 02R 013Meori paa gono bona maa sii vuhun teori, ...They got their little bows, ...