matana1 eye of somebody

Part of Speech n2.constr
MWE Structure n = art
Morphology mata-n=a
Gloss eye-3SG.POSS=ART2.SG
    • eye of somebody
      • body & health
      • Comment The clitic article belongs to the following word.
      • Example 1192:
        A katoiana toka vai teo naono mepaa vahi bona matana iana teve, busu vai ni bona iana.
        The white-bellied sea eagle perches now on the tree, picks out the eyes of his fish and throws the fish away.
        Source: Sii 10W 124
      • Example 3365:
        A matana kiitau a kikisi kurus na tara vavura maana bona iana gina.
        The eyes of the Pacific Baza are very sharp, they see the fish from very high up.
        Source: Sii 2008W 073

Related entries

  • See also:
    • mata1 eye (of humans and animals); forms that look like an eye
    • govara1 pointed end of a canoe at the bow and the stern
    • matana6 sit at the bow
    • matano sinivi bow of the canoe; front of the canoe