mere and ... (two or more people)

Part of Speech	clitic constr
MWE Structure	conj = art
Morphology	me=ere
Gloss	and4=ART1.PL

• • and ... (two or more people)
  • • grammar

  Comment

  The associative plural article of the first class introduces NPs headed by kinship terms and proper names.

  • • Example 4476:
      

      mere subunae paa taneo tea kikira ni bari.

      and her grandparents started to look after her.

      Source: Val 03E(Eno) 005

    • Example 4477:
      

      Mere Rigamu bo Buasiana paa gunaha maa.

      Rigamu and Buasiana came down.

      Source: Sii Ond 01W 046

    • Example 4478:
      

      Mere Hedaa bo Taneoviri paa dee voosu bona sosopene toa.

      And Hedaa and Taneoviri carried the saucepan with the chicken home.

      Source: Pau 01R 053

Related entries

• See also:
  • ere associative plural article