ni a valency changing particle that is used to form transitive [...]

Part of Speech appl
Morphology ni
Gloss APPL
    • a valency changing particle that is used to form transitive constructions (abbr. vt.constr)
      • grammar
      • comment 1st and 2nd person pronouns functioning as complements of the applicative particle <ni> are marked by the preposition <ki>
      • Example 718:
        ... mooruu he nomaa mepaa ma beaka ni bona ohita.
        (And when they were carving the canoe,) a dove came and excreted a galip nut.
        Source:
        Aro 08R 004
      • Example 1584:
        E iaa na gigo ni kanaa.
        Mum was pregnant with me.
        Source:
        Jan 03W 008

Related entries

  • See also:
    • beaka ni excrete something
    • gigo ni be pregnant with
    • kama to somebody (to me or us, but not to you)
    • ki for; to
    • nio1 applicative particle <ni> with an enclitic article