nam we (but not you)

Part of Speech pron
Morphology nam
Gloss 1PL.EX.PRON
    • we (but not you) ; us (but not you)
      • grammar
      • Comment The basic 1st person exclusive plural pronoun functions as the topical subject in [Iar 01R 072] and [Mah 13R 0229] and as a non-topical subject in [Mah 13R 0466] and [Mah 13E(Eno) 161].
      • Example 392:
        O meho chief na asun bata ri nom nam.
        We kill the other chiefs.
        Source: Mah 13R 0466
      • Example 1102:
        Nam a buaku.
        We (were) two.
        Source: Iar 01R 072
      • Example 3682:
        A maamihu vahutate man na kona ni nom nam.
        We know all the stories about you."
        Source: Mah 13E(Eno) 161
      • Example 4799:
        Nam nomaa vahaa tea kaara tea bon.
        (Did you walk here?) We came back by car in the night.
        Source: Mah 13R 0229

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