putaa underneath; down; on the ground

Part of Speech adv
    • underneath; down; on the ground
      • spatial relations
      • comment The adverb <putaa> is not incorporated into the verb complex, as shown by the example Jen 01E(Eno) 075 below.
      • Example 1856:
        Beara vaahana hiava e, a kahoo nae toro tei putaa, toro hana vasuruvu.
        When we hang it up, its head must be down, the pig must hang upside down.
        Source:
        Eno 10E(Eno) 007
      • Example 2486:
        a sii inu vaa putaa
        a little house on the ground (rather than on stilts)
        Source:
        Pur 02E(Eno) 278
      • Example 5949:
        Meori sun batari putaa.
        And they stood on the ground.
        Source:
        Jen 01E(Eno) 075
      • Example 5950:
        A kanono to vavaaiku ni raara na paku vonaen: Eara na kisi ni roho rara a ta booro tea kanono, eara repaa kisi mana nia iri putaa.
        The string that we use for the angling called vavaaiku is made like this: We tie a piece of lead to the string and then we tie the hook underneath.
        Source:
        Eno 15W 004-005

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