nao vananaoana walk a long way / go on for a long time

Part of Speech	vi.constr
MWE Structure	vi - adv
Morphology	nao va-na-nao-ana
Gloss	go ADVR-RED-go-ADJR

1. • walk a long way
   • • motion

   • • Example 4843:
       

       Be subuava nao vananaoana bana, ...

       When the old woman walked far away again, ...

       Source: Aro 01R 066

     • Example 4844:
       

       Goe tea nao vananaoana vira bean asun vakavara o peho.

       Don't go too far when you have killed one.

       Source: Hel 09E(Sha) 013

2. • go on for a long time
   • • time

   • • Example 4845:
       

       A puana he nao vananaoana vareko, ...

       But when the war went on for quite a long time, ...

       Source: Eno Tah 01E(Eno) 053

Related entries

• See also:
  • nao¹ go; move
  • vananaoana a long way; far away; from a distance / for a long time