kamanam for us; to us (but not you)

• • for us; to us (but not you)
  • • grammar

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  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)