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)