manin2 at all; ever

Part of Speech adv
Variant Form(s) manini
    • at all; ever
      • unclassified
      • Comment <manin> is used in the negative construction <saka ... haa> expressing that something will or should definitely not happen
      • Example 1637:
        Sue vai, "Eara saka manin gogi haara, eara abana. Amaa moon to pasi nomaa tea tara bona maa sinivi iana.
        (He) said, "We don´t ever do the gogi celebration, we men. It is the women who come to see the canoes (full of) fish.
        Source: Sii 06RG 171-172
      • Example 1780:
        Saka manin vigisi haa, eara kahi nao vaha ra.
        It must not be too late, we´ll go again.
        Source: Sii 06RG 328
      • Example 1788:
        saka manin pita haana tea tahii
        (she) must not walk in the sea at all
        Source: Iar 02RG 215

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