teebona there, at that place; in this way; in this sense / in this way, [...]

Part of Speech adv
Morphology tee-bona
Gloss PREP-ANA
    • there, at that place; in this way; in this sense
      • spatial relations
    • Comment The anaphoric adverb <teebona> is as multifunctional as the multi-purpose preposition <te>.
      • Example 7421:
        Rerau tei nana teebona
        And so (he) was staying there
        Source: Mom 01R 086
      • Example 7422:
        Hua vai maa mepaa ma vahogoro Teobana. Teebona to vahogoro ee mepaa tei teebona,
        (He) paddled here and beached the raft at Teobana. There he beached the canoe and stayed there,
        Source: Pur 05R 058
    • in this way, in this sense
      • Example 7423:
        Meori paa paku paku vo teebona,
        And they made the feast in this way,
        Source: Iar 02RG 174
      • Example 7424:
        Teebona o vahutate bona o vahutate vaa tea tei vasuuna.
        In this respect, this story is a story of being truthful.
        Source: Tah 03R 063
    • then
      • time
      • Example 1722:
        Teebona paa govara vori,
        Then they would have just cut the pointed ends of the canoe, (when they want to pull it home).
        Source: Tah 02R 094
      • Example 7425:
        Teebona mee a maamihu aba paa vanatau voen -
        Then also all people know that -
        Source: Daa 01R 081

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