peana me be busy with someone/something

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vi - prep
Morphology peana me
Gloss busy with
    • be busy with someone/something
      • unclassified
      • Example 4417:
        me peana me nana bona aba vai to paa kao tatana mau bona, amaa meha papana he nomaa meori asun bari.
        and while he was busy with this person that had come to meet him, the others came and hit him.
        Source:
        Sii 06RG 501-503
      • Example 5487:
        me e bubuu to rosirosin bata me kanaa, e iaa he tea peana bata me bene Tevaa
        Grandma fled with me while mum was busy with Tevaa.
        Source:
        Sii 02R 140-141

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  • See also:
    • peana2 be busy (doing something)