e eve he; she; it

• • he; she; it
  • • grammar

  Comment

  <e eve> is an emphasised anaphoric construction headed by a pronoun. Syntactically it is an NP.

  • • Example 1344:
      

      Elijah: "Naa na kare hiava buaku nao." Movii: " Aa. E eve na hiava nao tea buaku a taem."

      Elijah: "I went up twice recently." Movii: "Yes, he went up there twice."

      Source: Tav 01R 226-227

    • Example 1345:
      

      Ei bean dao ta beiko, maamihu vaasipoana to paku kiri nom an a vuaba tean, a vuaba tean, e eve mee, a beiko bona toro nao teori,

      Now, if you name a child, every vaasipoana you conduct for your clan, your clan, he or she, too, this child must go to them.

      Source: Bua 02R 125-126

    • Example 1346:
      

      A beana to paku raara bona vavaaviru to dao raara bona tana vaunuunu, e eve to vagavagana hoohoa ni raara.

      The bait that is made of the spiderweb that we call tana vaunuunu, it is the one that we use for fishing hoohoa needlefish.

      Source: Eno 16W 078