vamomohu first; beforehand; in advance

Part of Speech	adv
Morphology	va-momohu
Gloss	ADVR-first

• • first; beforehand; in advance
  • • quantification

  • • Example 7307:
      

      Enaa paa kopaa bata nom o koopu, eove he tasiri vamomohu vahaa.

      I was cutting the bamboo, but it split by itself before (I could cut it).

      Source:

      Eno 13W 097-098

    • Example 8707:
      

      mepaa koara vamomohu nao,

      and (she) spoke first,

      Source:

      Vae 01R 178

    • Example 8708:
      

      Me subunae paa koara vamomohu nao,

      And his grandmother was first to speak to him,

      Source:

      Vae 01E(Eno) 129

    • Example 8709:
      

      Eara pasi kona vamomohu bata vo nao nomen.

      We would know in advance that (our government would be bad.)

      Source:

      Mah 04R 026

Related entries

• See also:
  • momohu¹ be in front, be first, go ahead, before