sinana ni (of a woman) be responsible for something (lit.be the mother of [...]

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure n - appl
Morphology sina-na ni
Gloss mother-DEREL APPL
    • (of a woman) be responsible for something (lit.be the mother of something)
      • persons
      • Example 860:
        Suku bene e Vivite kou, to sinana ni na bono kasuana vai, to vamatemate a tavaan vaari.
        For the reason that Vivite is the one, who mothers this land, where all these people died.
        Source: Vos 02R(Vos) 075-077
      • Example 6424:
        A moon to sinana ni nana bono kasuana.
        It is the woman who mothers the land.
        Source: Mah 13R 0700
      • Example 6425:
        Eove mee a moon to sinana ni bono paku vai, suku bene eove kou to vaahito nana tea vaan.
        She also is the woman who is responsible for this feast, because it is her who owns the village. (i.e. the land of the village)
        Source: Vos 02R(Vos) 042-043
      • Example 6426:
        Eve mee, bean kahi tara hopo, eove to sinana ni nana bona maamihu kaku matapaku.
        She too, if you look deeper, (it is) she who mothers all kinds of traditional practices.
        Source: Vos 01R(Vos) 200

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  • See also:
    • sinana2 mother (generic use)
    • tamana ni be/become the father of something / be responsible for