maamihu all (sorts of); every

• • all (sorts of); every
  • • quantification

  Comment

  In contrast to <bero> 'many', but similar to the plural marker <maa2>, <maamihu> is not a quantifier, but a noun of the 2nd class that takes an article of the 2nd class irrespective of the noun class of the quantified noun

  • • Example 172:
      

      Me tea maamihu bon, tea tauravi, tea nubunubu na rake tea an iana, karivae nana.

      And every day, in the evening, in the morning, (she) wanted to eat fish, (she) was craving for fish.

      Source: Nah 02R 015-018

    • Example 3985:
      

      Gono vakavara a maamihu iana vai teo sinivi vai.

      Get all these fish from this canoe. (lit. Get all these fish completely ...).

      Source: San 02R 082

    • Example 3986:
      

      Tea maamihu vuri beori voosu maa, ...

      Every time they came back home, ...

      Source: Nan 03E(Eno) 025

Related entries

• See also:
  • bon³ day (24 hours)
  • iana fish and other creatures that swim
  • maa² plural marker
  • vuri¹ time
  • maamihu kaku every kind, all kinds