vaahito te own something

Part of Speech vi.constr
MWE Structure vi - prep
Morphology vaahito te
Gloss own PREP
    • own something
      • economics
      • Comment The multifunctional preposition <te> is not incorporated into the verb complex. Together with its complement NP it functions as a clausal adjunct.
      • Example 6425:
        Eove mee a moon to sinana ni bono paku vai, suku bene eove kou to vaahito nana tea vaan.
        She also is the woman who is responsible for this feast, because it is her who owns the village. (i.e. the land of the village)
        Source: Vos 02R(Vos) 042-043
      • Example 7911:
        e teiee to vaahito nana teo sinivi
        whoever owns the canoe
        Source: Tah 02R 092

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