kiriu for or to some people

Part of Speech	clitic constr
MWE Structure	prep = object marker = tam
Morphology	ki=ri=u
Gloss	DAT=3PL.OBJ=IMM

• • for or to some people
  • • grammar

  Comment

  The dative preposition is incorporated into the verb complex and hosts the 3rd person plural object marker and the immediateness marker.

  • • Example 3449:
      

      e roosuu to pasi sue kiriu bari.

      (As they also did not know the gogi,) the giant would tell them.

      Source: San 02R 073

    • Example 3450:
      

      Tobara otei paa voosu vaevuru, paa sue kiriu bona maa tavaan bene roosuu.

      The men had already gone home, (and) had told the people about the giant.

      Source: Sii 06E(Joy) 271

Related entries

• See also:
  • kiri² for or to some people