ka for or to somebody

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure prep = object marker
Morphology k=a
Gloss DAT=OBJM
    • for or to somebody
      • grammar
    • Comment The dative preposition <ki> is incorporated in the VC and fused with the object marker <a> for the first person singular, first person plural and second person plural.
      • Example 2560:
        Vaakuhi ka roho anaa tea maa overe.
        Help me first scraping the coconuts.
        Source: Joy 15W 049
      • Example 2561:
        ... eove re vagavagana komana ka nom anaa.
        ...so that he can always fish for me.
        Source: Nah 02E(Eno) 023
      • Example 2562:
        Eam pasi no naabu benaa hutate ka nom ameam o hum bona.
        You’ll become frightened if I tell you about that part (of our life).
        Source: Tav 01R 168
      • Example 2563:
        Me kiu, me kiu, me kiu, me kiu me paa paku kanaa bona vuaba a stoa en Sunvahoara.
        And worked and worked and worked and made such a store for me in Sunvahoara.
        Source: Iar 01R 177

Related entries

  • See also:
    • kama to somebody (to me or us, but not to you)
    • ki for; to
    • a= object marker
    • kavuaraara us (including you)