mi3 special plural marker used with <ta2> 'piece, bit'

Part of Speech quantifier
Morphology mi
Gloss PLM2
    • special plural marker used with <ta2> 'piece, bit'
      • quantification
      • Comment The recording of [Kae 01R 052] is difficult to understand, I miss an object article before <mi> in the transcription.
      • Example 4498:
        ... no nahunahu komana riori mi ta guu teori.
        (They take the pig raw) and they will cook the pieces of the pig themselves.
        Source: Kae 01R 052
      • Example 4498:
        ... no nahunahu komana riori mi ta guu teori.
        (They take the pig raw) and they will cook the pieces of the pig themselves.
        Source: Kae 01R 052
      • Example 4499:
        ... a mi ta guu, ei o vavaa'an vaa tea vakookoa.
        The old women would make them eat it, that is menaga or whatever,) pieces of pork, this feeding is called vakoakoa.
        Source: Bua 01R(Bua) 016

Related entries

  • See also:
    • ta2 piece; bit