suku2 because of

Part of Speech prep
Morphology suku
Gloss because.of
    • because of
      • unclassified
      • Comment <suku> is mostly incorporated in the verb complex.
      • Example 547:
        ... ei kou amaa inu vatagae na babanihi roho suku bona hiki marasin.
        ... because the hospitals had been closed because of the lack of medicine.
        Source: Pur 02E(Eno) 005
      • Example 864:
        Teo piuvu, paa kom vaha vori suku bene eori a ta NaaKahi kou to matemate enei, ha?
        During the piuvu dance, they would step again (on the land) for the reason that they were members of the NaaKahi clan who had died here, ha?
        Source: Vos 02R(Vos) 162-163
      • Example 3855:
        Na mosimosi rori bono kuiraa mena paos na inu suku bono kuiraa o kikis kurus.
        The kwila tree is cut for the house posts because the kuira tree is very strong.
        Source: Sii 17W 238
      • Example 5964:
        A kuhii na hee ni nana bono kamis malaria. Eve a taba to goe suku raarae.
        The mosquito brings the malaria disease. That's why we avoid it. (lit. It is the thing because of which we avoid it)
        Source: Sii 33W 068-069

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