kamaanam for us; to us (but not you);

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure prep = object marker = adv = pron
Morphology k=a=maa=nam
Gloss DAT=OBJM=hither=1PL.EX
    • for us; to us (but not you);
      • grammar
      • Comment the dative preposition combines with the object marker <a>, the adverb <maa> 'hither' and the 1st person exclusive plural basic pronoun
      • Example 989:
        meori paa boha me kamaanam en, ...
        and they said to us this, ...
        Source: Mah 13E(Eno) 046
      • Example 2725:
        Menam paa nomaa kou, mepaa ma takaha ni kamaanam.
        When we came back, it had already started to dawn. (lit. And we came back, and it came (and) dawned us.)
        Source: Mah 13E(Eno) 081
      • Example 2726:
        O peho matapaku to pakupaku kamaanam ori ei,
        This was one thing they used to do to us.
        Source: Mah 13E(Eno) 106

Related entries

  • See also:
    • a= object marker
    • k= to; for
    • maa1 here (hither); to the place I am talking about; for onself
    • nam we (but not you); us (but not you)
    • boha me say something to somebody