ori they; them

Part of Speech	pron
Morphology	ori
Gloss	3PL.PRON

• • they; them
  • • grammar

  Comment

  The basic 3rd person plural pronoun functions as the non-topical subject in [Aro 04R 136], the non-topical object in [Aro 02E(Eno) 078], and as a possessor in [Sii 46W 004]. When functioning as an object, it is preceded by the 3rd person plural object marker <ri>, when functioning as a possessor, by the possessive marker <ri>.

  • • Example 2511:
      

      Amaa iana vai na tei me rori bona maa ipinoo ri ori.

      These fishes have each their particular size. (lit. These fishes stay with their sizes.)

      Source: Sii 46W 004

    • Example 4445:
      

      Menaa paa vaagaga ri nao ori.

      And I gave them a drink. (lit. made them drink)

      Source: Aro 02E(Eno) 078

    • Example 5157:
      

      Saka o sinivi haana, o panasu to paku ori.

      It was not a canoe, (it was) a raft that they made.

      Source: Aro 04R 136

Related entries

• See also:
  • riori¹ they; them
  • riori² they
  • riori³ their
  • eori they
  • kiori they ... to a single third person mentioned before
  • meori and they
  • meriori with them
  • miri with (them)
  • naori¹ there they/them
  • ri¹ object marker
  • ri³ This marker that links a 3rd person plural possessor to the preceding noun
  • ririori they
  • rohori they ... before; them ... before