taba1 thing

Part of Speech n2/n3
    • thing
      • unclassified
      • Comment The noun class of <taba> 'thing' is flexible. If it refers to a thing that in other cotexts is denoted by an o-class noun, is belongs to the o-class, otherwise to the a-class.
      • Example 6791:
        A kave na tanetaneo raara bona taba to dao raara bona tavara.
        The net we start with a thing that we call tavara (i.e. piece of wood for measuring the meshes of a net).
        Source: Eno 08W 018
      • Example 6792:
        Evehee a kiu no potee na varuruva koana, tea tabae o taba o koma beera.
        But the work of a potee-canoe is just easy, because it is a thing with a big inside.
        Source: Mor 04R 027-028
      • Example 6793:
        O taovu a iana a beera eove he na tei me nana bona taba to dao riori bono taovu.
        The taovu 'sailfish' is a big fish, but it has a thing that is called taovu 'hood'.
        Source: Vaa 09W 374-376

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