tere of, from, or with two or more people referred to by proper names [...]

• • of, from, or with two or more people referred to by proper names or kinship terms
  • • grammar

  Comment

  multi-purpose preposition <te> is followed by the associative plural article of the first class <ere>

  • • Example 1897:
      

      Paa taneo vaevuru tea haraa vahiki bono mata uruuru ae a tagi vai to gonogono e tere tamanae bo sinanae.

      (She) had already started to miss the love and care that she used to get from her father and her mother.

      Source: Val 03E(Eno) 008-009

    • Example 7495:
      

      O vahutate na tootoo ae a kiu tere Elijah Tavagaga bo mutanae e Moovii.

      The story about the life and work of Elija Tavagaga and is wife Moovii.

      Source: Tav 01E(Joy) 001

    • Example 7496:
      

      Enam, en - ei enaa na tii vakis bata nom tere iaa bo tetee ei.

      We, here - that is, I was still with mum and dad.

      Source: Sii 02R 315

Related entries

• See also:
  • ere associative plural article