naabu ni be afraid of something or somebody

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vi - appl
Morphology naabu ni
Gloss afraid APPL
    • be afraid of something or somebody
      • emotions
      • Example 4073:
        O iana kahi naabu bata ni nom bona mamana, eori repaa rosin gunaha vo maa kasuana.
        The fish will be afraid of the light and flee down to the beach. (i.e. when the fishermen come with Cole-lamps at night from the ocean towards the beach).
        Source: Eno 16W 167-168
      • Example 4736:
        Na vakarakarahi nana bona vunuunae o vahara beiko re naabu ni maa bari, ...
        (She) had grown her hair into dreadlocks so that the little children were scared of her, ...
        Source: Vae 01E(Eno) 030

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