ririori they

• • they
  • • grammar

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  The non-topical 3rd person plural subject pronoun hosts the proclitic object marker and imperfective aspect marker of the 3rd person.

  • • Example 2659:
      

      O sipsip na kahukahu ririori, o vunuu teori mene paku puragete ge paku uvuuvu vaa tea tovuhu.

      The sheep are shorn, their wool is used for making blankets or making clothes for the cold weather. (lit. The sheep, they shear ...)

      Source:

      Sii 44W 018-019

    • Example 6171:
      

      O guu bara o kahi to tii koa mari rasuu na daodao bata ririori bono kahi ge o guu varasuu.

      Pigs and dogs that just stay in the jungle, we call them dogs or pigs from the bush.

      Source:

      VaaSen 01W 609

    • Example 6172:
      

      A moonii to von ri riori bari na nao vo nana tea vaakao bona kiu vaa tea plantation.

      The money that they paid them was spent to run the work on the plantation. (lit. the money ... went to run the work ...)

      Source:

      Rum 01E(Joy) 104

Related entries

• See also:
  • ori they; them
  • ri¹ object marker
  • ri² imperfective aspect marker of the third person plural
  • ri=² imperfective aspect marker of the 3rd person plural