vai1 this; these

Part of Speech dem
Morphology vai
Gloss DEM6
    • this; these
      • grammar
      • Comment <vai> often precedes a modifying adjectival phrase or a relative clause and may not be translatable in this case.
      • Example 2295:
        e ta huan vai to rosin niori
        it was this bit of rain, they ran away from
        Source: Sii 02R 229
      • Example 8535:
        anda, a otei vai sue vai, ...
        sorry, this man now said, ...
        Source: Sii 06RG 250
      • Example 8536:
        ge o iana vai o bebeera
        or these big fish.
        Source: Val 03R 093

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