hivuana wait (for somebody or something)

Part of Speech vi/vt
Variant Form(s) ihuana
    • wait (for somebody or something)
      • unclassified
      • Comment In [Aro 05E(Eno) 130] the proofreaders replaced <ihuana> for <hivuana>.
      • Example 2146:
        O torovaagina he gunaha, mea naba vamee tenam paa sue, "Hivuana roho!"
        When the airplane was getting down, our leaders said, "Wait!"
        Source: Sii Eno 01W 166
      • Example 2147:
        A tabae to hivuana nom am?
        What are you waiting for?
        Source: Eno 01R 068
      • Example 2148:
        Subunubu eara hivuana rara e Biroo.
        Tomorrow both of us will wait for Biroo.
        Source: Aro 05E(Eno) 130

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