nae2 imperfective aspect marker

Part of Speech tam
Morphology nae
Gloss 3SG.IPFV
    • imperfective aspect marker
      • grammar
    • Comment <na2> is a synonym of <nana>; typically found in relative clauses in which the subject follows the verb complex.
      • Example 4757:
        A maamihu bon vai to nao nae a moon mohina, ahiki bea otei vai rake vareko tea vaneapo, ...
        Every day when the woman went to the garden, this man did not humbly want to baby-sit, ... (it did not exist that this man ...)
        Source: Siv 01E(Eno) 004
      • Example 4758:
        Ahiki, amaa hum veo goroto toro kakaamuru to hiki nae o vasu.
        No, the places for turtle netting must be the white sand without stones. (lit. where the stones are absent).
        Source: Eno 09W 012
      • Example 4759:
        ... eara toro nao roho rasuu tea mosi koopu teo hum vai to pura komana nae a koopu.
        ... we must first go into the bush to cut bamboos at the place where the bamboos grow without being planted (lit. by themselves)
        Source: Aro Sha Joy 01W 068

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