kamanam for us; to us (but not you)

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure prep = object marker = pron
Morphology k=ama=nam
Gloss DAT=1PL.EX.OBJM=1PL.EX.PRON
    • for us; to us (but not you)
      • grammar
      • Comment Dative proposition governing the 1st person plural exclusive pronoun with the object marker prefix <ama>
      • Example 2041:
        O hum vaa tea kiu mohina mee na hihivaa kamanam.
        The place for doing the garden work, too, was difficult for us.
        Source: Tav 01E(Joy) 069
      • Example 2731:
        meori paa sue kamanam, ...
        and they said to us, ...
        Source: Mah 13R 0103
      • Example 2732:
        Naa paa hino roho, "Aa, eam toro vaanomaa kamanam ta maa masin ta maa bero ae ta maa taba mene kunakuna."
        I had requested, "You must send us many machines and sewing things (lit. things for sewing)."
        Source: Iar 01R 381-383

Related entries

  • See also:
    • anam us (but not you)
    • ki for; to
    • avaava2 feel something, search with the hands by touching something many times
    • hihivaa ki difficult for somebody
    • mekamanam with us (but not you)