matamata seem; look

Part of Speech vt
Morphology mata-mata
Gloss RED-eye ; seem
    • seem; look
      • unclassified
      • Comment used as the first component of a serial verb construction
      • Example 1929:
        E roosuu sa paa roosuu hau, e roosuu paa matamata potee koau bona meha aba,
        The giant was not a giant anymore, the giant looked just like another person.
        Source: Sii 06RG 121
      • Example 4273:
        E subuava to paa matamata asun rio vahara beiko.
        The old woman seemed to have killed the little children.
        Source: Asu 01R 135
      • Example 4274:
        A pasuhupi a paru bara a matamata pinopino kurus.
        The flying fox is black; and it looks very confusing.
        Source: Sii 10W 059