pakapaka vaa murinae (of a turtle) its hindlegs

Part of Speech n3.constr
MWE Structure n - linker - n = pron
Morphology pakapaka vaa muri-na=e
Gloss wing LNK back-3SG.POSS=3SG.PRON
    • (of a turtle) its hindlegs
      • animals, reptiles
      • Example 2269:
        O buo pakapaka vaa murinae to vakarovo bata ni nae bara na hua ni nae mee.
        Its two hind legs it uses for steering and also for paddling. (lit. (It is) its two hindlegs that it steers with and that it paddles with.
        Source: Naph 01W 008

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