sua³ uncle (mother's brother)

Part of Speech

n1

• • uncle (mother's brother)
  • • kinship

  • • Example 6518:
      

      A ba sua riori, a ba subu riori,

      Their uncles, their grandparents,

      Source: Kae 01R 009

    • Example 6519:
      

      Ei teiee to havi nana, e sua na beiko ge sina na beiko, subu na beiko?

      Who does the rubbing, the child's uncle or the child's mother or the child's grandparent?

      Source: Bua 02R(Sao) 062

    • Example 6520:
      

      Ei a ba sua riori to taonun bata maari tea vanaanaha.

      This is their uncles that get together to chew betelnut.

      Source: Kae 01R 011

Related entries

• See also:
  • ba plural marker for kinship terms
  • vaasuana uncle
  • vanaanaha¹ chew betelnuts together