raarae we (including you) ... him, her, or it

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure tam = pron = pron
Morphology ra=ara=e
Gloss 1PL.IN.IPFV=1PL.IN.PRON=3SG.PRON
    • we (including you) ... him, her, or it
      • grammar
      • Comment the non-topical subject pronoun <ara> hosts the proclitic imperfective aspect marker <ra> and the enclitic object pronoun <e>
      • Example 5963:
        Amaa veava ve to dao raarae.
        Jungles we call it.
        Source: Tav 01R 316
      • Example 5964:
        A kuhii na hee ni nana bono kamis malaria. Eve a taba to goe suku raarae.
        The mosquito brings the malaria disease. That's why we avoid it. (lit. It is the thing because of which we avoid it)
        Source: Sii 33W 068-069

Related entries

  • See also:
    • ara1 we (including you)
    • e2 he; she; hin; her; it; them (things and animals; not humans)