vaa te NP similar to something; like something

Part of Speech linker constr
MWE Structure linker - prep= NP
Morphology vaa te= NP
Gloss LNK PREP= NP
    • similar to something; like something
      • comparison
      • Example 3136:
        ... are paa gono koa o hum vai to vaa teo kateni nana.
        (We cut its shell open,) then we just get the part that is like cotton.
        Source: Sii 31W 035
      • Example 7373:
        A averu na vaa tea peeler nana, ahiki tara ara ta tavekoto teve, a raaramun komana.
        The tun is like a peeler, we cannot see any scratch on it, everything is just smooth.
        Source: SiiSen 01W 029
      • Example 7808:
        A kokoroto na vaa tea ahio nana, evehee a ahio a pereperee. A kokoroto he a maramarabi.
        The kokoroto lizard is similar to the ahio lizard, but the ahio lizard is green, while the kokoroto is brown.
        Source: Sii 2008W 093