nau² there

Part of Speech	clitic constr
MWE Structure	adv = tam
Morphology	nao=u
Gloss	thither=IMM

• • there
  • • spatial relations

  Comment

  The adverb <nao> 'thither' fused with the clitic immediateness marker <u>.

  • • Example 4903:
      

      E! Sovee meam paa piku nau anaa?

      Hey! Why did you lie to me?

      Source: Aro 02E(Eno) 129

    • Example 4904:
      

      Eam paa suguna vavigisi nau.

      We arrived late there.

      Source: NaphSen 02W 001

    • Example 4905:
      

      paa nao vaha nau e mutanae

      (the giant did not know that) his wife had also gone there

      Source: Aro 11R 020

Related entries

• See also:
  • nao² thither; there; moving away
  • u² immediateness marker indicating that something has just happened or will happen immediately
  • mau here; hither; to the place or person I am talking about
  • =u immediateness marker indicating that something has just happened or will happen immediately