rae him, her, or it

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure tam = pron
Morphology ra=e
Gloss 1PL.IN.IPFV=3SG.PRON
    • him, her, or it
      • grammar
      • comment short form of the 1st person plural inclusive imperfective aspect marker followed by the 3rd person singular basic pronoun in object function
      • Example 4374:
        Meara na dao rae bono are te Magaru.
        And we call it Earthquake´s betelnut palm.
        Source:
        Val 02R 106
      • Example 5970:
        ... are verete bata rae
        ... then we mix it.
        Source:
        Hel 01RG 025
      • Example 5971:
        Ei ve, eara na vaasipoana rae.
        That is, we are now doing the vaasipoana ceremony with him.
        Source:
        Vos 02R(Vos) 288

Related entries

  • See also:
    • rara imperfective aspect marker
    • popoto1 stick feathers somewhere; attach feathers to something
    • ra= imperfective aspect marker