vaataena1 explain something; give the background of something

Part of Speech vt
Morphology vaa-tae-na
Gloss CAUS-bottom-DEREL
    • explain something; give the background of something
      • communication
      • Example 4214:
        Evehee sa mararae haa ni bono vataena tenaa.
        But she was not happy with my explanation.
        Source: Pur 02E(Eno) 223
      • Example 8206:
        Tenam tahii, enaa kahi vaataena nom o vahutate vai.
        As for us coastal people, I want to give some background for this account.
        Source: Daa 02R 013

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  • See also:
    • tae2 rear; back; bottom