kiria to a group of people

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure prep = object marker = art
Morphology ki=ri=a
Gloss DAT=3PL.OBJM=ART2.SG
    • to a group of people
      • grammar
      • Comment The dative preposition followed by the 3rd person plural object marker and the specific singular basic article of the 2nd class that introduces a NP. This NP functions as the direct object of the verb complex. It is formally singular, but headed by a collective noun, e.g. <naba puana> 'soldiers', <abana> 'people', that is cross-referenced by the plural object marker <=ri=> in <ki=ri=a>.
      • Example 774:
        eara na nata ni rara a lotu, a lotu na boha vo naen, "Eara toro vaagunaha kiria abana vai to bebeera bata kararaara, ha?"
        we know the Church, the Church says, "We must submit to those people who are our leaders, alright?"
        Source: Mah 04R 038
      • Example 3427:
        enam na kokoara vaha bata kiria naba puana tea Gavaman
        we also talked to the soldiers of the government.
        Source: Mah 13E(Eno) 132

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