teara our; to us; as for us (but not you)

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure prep = pron
Morphology te=ara
Gloss PREP=1PL.IN.PRON
    • our; to us; as for us (but not you)
      • grammar
      • Comment The multi-purpose preposition <te> is combined with the 1st person plural inclusive basic pronoun.
      • Example 4705:
        Nomana, enaa paa dee mau a murun, teara a buaku a papana, a ta tahii bara ta vahiava.
        Today, I have brought the peace here, to us, to the two parties, the coastal people and the mountain people.
        Source: Nah 01R 023-025
      • Example 5222:
        Teara ei rapana kasuana, o kara koremana na ani paapao ni raara.
        As for us here along the coast, we eat the koremana vines as a vegetable.
        Source: Sii 39W 029

Related entries

  • See also:
    • te1 at; from; in; of; on; to