bona1 specific singular article

Part of Speech art
Morphology bona
Gloss OBJ.ART2.SG
    • specific singular article
      • grammar
    • 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:
        E Materua paa an vamateu bona beiko tenaa.
        Materua has eaten my child.
        Source: Aro 06E(Eno) 079
      • Example 1024:
        A bubukevara eve he saka tara potee vira haana bona iana.
        The Lionfish does not very much look like a fish.
        Source: Sii 11W 075
      • Example 1025:
        Mea maa moon paa gonogono bona iana, amaa moon koa, saka abana haari.
        So the women collected the fish, only the women, not the men.
        Source: San 02E(Eno) 035
      • Example 1026:
        Meori paa gono bona maa sii vuhun teori, ...
        They got their little bows, ...
        Source: Mor 02R 013

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  • See also:
    • maa2 plural marker