tom tamana family; the father and the children

Part of Speech n2.constr
MWE Structure n - n
Morphology tom tama-na
Gloss DYAD father-DEREL
    • family; the father and the children
      • kinship
      • Example 7574:
        amaa tom tamana vai
        the father and his children
        Source: Pau 01R 016
      • Example 7575:
        Teo peho sii vuri na teitei roho a peha sii maa tom tamana. Maa tom tamana bona a buaku a beiko otei.
        Once upon a time there lived a family. This family had two children.
        Source: Sha 01RG 001-002
      • Example 7576:
        Tei rori e sinariori he mate. Meori paa pae ni bari. Meori koa amaa tom tamana paa teitei.
        They lived (there) for a while, but the mother died. They buried her. And only they, the father and the children stayed there.
        Source: Skae 03W 005-007

Related entries

  • See also:
    • maa2 plural marker
    • peha2 a; some; any
    • sii (expressing empathy) dear, poor; little; small
    • tama- father
    • tom group of two or more people who are in a reciprocal kin relationship