naori1 there they/them

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure adv = pron
Morphology nao=ori
Gloss thither=3PL.PRON
    • there they/them
      • grammar
    • Comment The adverb <nao> is fused with the 3rd person basic pronoun <ori> in subject or object function.
      • Example 4865:
        O kukan o bon to goroho naori hanana, ...
        Three days they slept there on the track, ...
        Source: Sii Ond 01W 082
      • Example 4866:
        Eara repaa ato koa ri naori.
        And then we just grab them.
        Source: Eno 11W 075

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  • See also:
    • nao2 thither; there; moving away
    • ori they; them