tenam our; us (excluding you)

Part of Speech clitic constr
MWE Structure prep = pron
Morphology te=nam
Gloss PREP=1PL.EX.PRON
    • our; us (excluding you)
      • grammar
      • Comment The multi-purpose preposition <te> is hosted by the 1st person plural exclusive basic pronoun.
      • Example 982:
        O panasu tenam bo Rodney, enam pasi hae buaku nom.
        I and Rodney have a raft, we will both board it.
        Source: Sii 15W 110
      • Example 7485:
        Ae a beiko tenam komana.
        Eh, (it is) our own child.
        Source: Iar 02RG 163
      • Example 7486:
        Enam vaanao tabaan vo nao nom teori, eori mee vaanomaa taba vorien tenam.
        We send food to them, and they, too, send things here to us.
        Source: Pur 02E(Eno) 246

Related entries

  • See also:
    • te1 at; from; in; of; on; to
    • vaanao send somebody or something somewhere
    • vaanomaa send something or someone; let someone come