enam we (but not you)

Part of Speech pron
Morphology e-nam
Gloss H-1PL.EX.PRON
    • we (but not you)
      • grammar
    • Comment The heavy 1st person plural exclusive pronoun functions as the topical subject in [Sii 06RG 150] and [San 02E(Eno) 001], the left-dislocated topic in [Iar 02RG 114], and the head of a negated Verb Complex in [Mah 13R 0996]
      • Example 42:
        Enam ahiki ta tapeako ae ta kaukau.
        We had neither manioc nor sweet potatoes. (lit. We (it did) not exist any manioc ...)
        Source: Iar 02RG 114
      • Example 1388:
        Enam na toku nom.
        We don´t know.
        Source: Sii 06RG 150
      • Example 1389:
        Nabunuu roho enam na hikihiki ni roho o taba to dao nom nam bono sinivi.
        Long ago, we did not have the thing that we call canoe.
        Source: San 02E(Eno) 001
      • Example 1390:
        Sa enam haana.
        It was not us.
        Source: Mah 13R 0996

Related entries

  • See also:
    • nao tahii go to the sea
    • benam1 when we (but not you) ...; if we (but not you) ...
    • nam we (but not you); us (but not you)