buaku two; both

• • two; both
  • • quantification

  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

Related entries

• See also:
  • bua two, both, a couple of (people or things)
  • buo two
  • a¹ basic singular specific article introducing NPs headed by a n2 noun, also introducing adjectival, numeral and determiner phrases related to NPs headed by a n2 noun.
  • ato² yard (unit of measurement)
  • bubuaku in pairs
  • peho saavun buaku twelve
  • vaabuaku¹ second
  • vabuaku two together
  • vaogaoga cry in a group, for instance when mourning a dead person