kamau² for

Part of Speech	clitic constr
MWE Structure	prep = object marker = adv = tam
Morphology	k=a=maa=u
Gloss	DAT=OBJM=hither=IMM

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  Comment

  The dative preposition is incorporated into the verb complex and forms a phonological and orthographical word together with the object marker <a>, the enclitic adverb <maa> 'hither' and the immediateness marker <u>. There are 7 examples in the corpus all of which have the object <anaa> 'me'.

  • • Example 1666:
      

      Ean pasi gono kamau anaa o taapeau.

      You should get me a spear.

      Source: Eno 01R 141

    • Example 2737:
      

      Ean sa paa paku haa kamau anaa o matapaku o mataa.

      You did not treat me well. (lit. You did not do me good treatment.)

      Source: Mom 01E(Joy) 081

    • Example 2738:
      

      eam paa paku me kamau anaa enei

      you have done this with me,

      Source: Sii 06RG 457

Related entries

• See also:
  • a= object marker
  • k= to; for
  • mau here; hither; to the place or person I am talking about
  • me² with somebody or something