peha totoka six

Part of Speech numeral
Variant Form(s) pehatotoka
Morphology peha totoka
Gloss one2 on.top
    • six
      • quantification
      • Comment Independent of the noun class of the head noun and the corresponding article, i.e. ART2 or ART3, the form is always <peha totoka>. There are two constructions: ART NUM ART N and ART NUM N.
      • Example 5549:
        a buaku a beiko moon ae a peha totoka a beiko otei
        two girls and six boys.
        Source: Rum 01E(Joy) 124
      • Example 5550:
        A poonuu na tei me nana bono peha totoka o moona.
        A beetle has six legs.
        Source: Sir 01W 126
      • Example 5551:
        Menaa paa tei maa a peha totoka sivao teebona.
        I stayed there for six months.
        Source: Rum 01E(Joy) 074
      • Example 5552:
        Evehee eve pahi to sue vataaree ni nana bona peha totoka kiroko.
        But it tells us when it is six o'clock. (lit. it announces the six o'clock)
        Source: Sii 33W 121

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