nae⁴ imperfective aspect marker with a clitic article

Part of Speech	clitic constr
MWE Structure	tam = art
Morphology	na=e
Gloss	3SG.IPFV=ART1.SG

• • imperfective aspect marker with a clitic article
  • • grammar

  Comment

  3rd person singular imperfective aspect marker fused with the singular basic article of the first class introducing a NP headed by a n1 noun.

  • • Example 1954:
      

      Havee to tii vavura nae Bukimeasun?

      How far away does Bukimeasun live?

      Source: Nah 02R 064

    • Example 4761:
      

      Enaa tau gono o vua naono vai to gono nae keara tenaa.

      I need to get this tree fruit that my brother got.

      Source: Aro 08R 118-119

Related entries

• See also:
  • havee to...vavura how far