kakukaku different kinds; different types

Part of Speech n3
Morphology kaku-kaku
Gloss RED-kind
    • different kinds; different types
      • comparison
      • Comment If <kakukaku> 'different kinds' is directly preceded by an article, it takes a singular article of the 3rd class, e.g. <o> 'ART3.SG' as in [Sii Eno 01W 294].
      • Example 916:
        ore paa bero, bero, bero bero maa amaa kakukaku taba,
        so that there are many, many, many, many different kinds of things (lit. so that the different kinds of things are many, many, many, many)
        Source: Iar 02RG 256
      • Example 2719:
        Tei rori amaa kakukaku ipaava. A hena riori ei: ariono, kiitau, kopokopomate, ipava suuna.
        There are several kinds of stingray. These are their names: Long-Tail Stingray, Spotted Eagle Ray, Devil Ray, genuine stingray.
        Source: Vaa 09W 150-151
      • Example 2720:
        O kakukaku aba ae amaa kakukaku lotu.
        All kinds of people and various religions.
        Source: Sii Eno 01W 294

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