ri1 object marker

Part of Speech object marker
Variant Form(s) =ri
Morphology ri
Gloss 3PL.OBJM
    • object marker
      • grammar
      • Comment The object marker of the 3rd person plural cross-references objects that usually refer to human beings. ; Typically used as a proclitic <ri=> or an enclitic <=ri>.
      • Example 1531:
        me roanabai teori paa gavagava bana bata ri bari
        their mother-in-law got mad at them again
        Source: Aro 03E(Eno) 014
      • Example 4445:
        Menaa paa vaagaga ri nao ori.
        And I gave them a drink. (lit. made them drink)
        Source: Aro 02E(Eno) 078
      • Example 6119:
        ... mepaa vaarosin ri bari namana.
        ... and (she) chased them into the ocean. (i.e. fish)
        Source: Ata 01R 087
      • Example 6120:
        meori paa busu habana ni bona maa kave, mea naba vahakaa paa hua kahi ri bari,
        and they again threw out the nets, and the water-beating team paddled away from them (i.e. the fisherman who had thrown out the nets).
        Source: Mor 03E(Eno) 040

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