nou3 rubbish

Part of Speech n2
    • rubbish
      • environment
      • comment In both examples <nou> is used with the plural marker <maa>, but the imperfective aspect marker in the relative clause is <rori> 3PL.IPFV in the first example and <nana> 3SG.IPFV in the second example.
      • Example 5039:
        ae amaa nou vai to oro binubinu rori tahii
        and the rubbish that floats everywhere in the sea.
        Source:
        Vaa 09W 032
      • Example 5040:
        A toogori na aniani batana bona maa sii nou to orooro bata me nana bona uraan, o vahara iana, kareepana ae meha maa sii iana.
        The Crescent Banded Grunter eats the rubbish that floats along with the sea rubbish, the little fish, the Dwarf Mullet and other little fish.
        Source:
        Vaa 09W 407-408

Related entries

  • See also:
    • oro binubinu float around
    • orooro float
    • uraan sea rubbish, uprooted seaweed and other rubbish carried by and drifting about in the current
    • nonouana full of rubbish; messy