tom tamana family; the father and the children

• • 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