kama to somebody (to me or us, but not to you)

Part of Speech	clitic constr
MWE Structure	prep = object marker
Morphology	k=ama
Gloss	DAT=1SG/PL.OBJM

• • to somebody (to me or us, but not to you)
  • • grammar

  comment

  The applicative <ni> requires first and second object pronouns to be marked by the dative proposition; see [Mah 13R 0476] below.

  • • Example 2722:
      

      E teiee to koara kama nom anaa?

      Who is talking to me?

      Source:

      Mor 03E(Eno) 085

    • Example 2723:
      

      Sue kama nom anam ...

      (He) said to us ...

      Source:

      Mah 13R 1071

    • Example 2724:
      

      Eam na piku vahogo ni kama nom anam.

      You don't have the right to tell lies about us. (lit. you lie unrightfully about us.)

      Source:

      Mah 13R 0476

Related entries

• See also:
  • ama object marker for the first person singular and first person exclusive and inclusive plural
  • k= to; for
  • ni a valency changing particle that is used to form transitive constructions (abbr. vt.constr)
  • ka for or to somebody