| Part of Speech | numeral |
| comment | The numeral <buaku> functions as a secondary predication as in [Sii 15W 110] and as the head of Numeral Phrases in the function of predicates [Iar 01R 72], appositions [Auv 01R 020]. determiners [Sii 06E(Joy) 080, Iar 01R 068], and anaphoric arguments [Naph 01W 004-006]. |
Example 982:
O panasu tenam bo Rodney, enam pasi hae buaku nom.I and Rodney have a raft, we will both board it.
- Source:
- Sii 15W 110
Example 1102:
Nam a buaku.We (were) two.
- Source:
- Iar 01R 072
Example 1103:
Meori a buaku paa hua voosu vahaa vaan.And the two of them paddled back home to the village.
- Source:
- Auv 01R 020
Example 1104:
A buaku a aba teo peho sinivi, ...Two people for one canoe, ...
- Source:
- Sii 06E(Joy) 080
Example 1105:
Menam paa kiu o buaku o vinu.And we worked for two years.
- Source:
- Iar 01R 068
Example 1106:
A goroto na tei me nana bono kahoo, o dorana o pakapaka, ... Teo dorana o pakapaka, o buaku vaa kahoo nae vo, na dao raara bono huahua.The turtle has a head, four legs, ... As for the four legs, the two front legs (lit. the two at its head) are called the paddles.
- Source:
- Naph 01W 004-006