vanatanata ni know somebody or something / be informed about something

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vi - appl
Morphology va-nata-nata ni
Gloss MULT-RED-know APPL
    • know somebody or something
      • cognition
      • Example 8766:
        O vavahio bona na taneo nana beori vanatanata bata ni bari.
        This marriage (arrangement) begins when they (the boy's and the girl's relatives) begin to get to know them. (The boy's and the girl's relatives will chew betelnuts together)
        Source: Kae 01R 005
      • Example 8767:
        Tahan, na vanatanata ni rori bona maa taba varavihi.
        Look, they knew hidden things.
        Source: Mah 13R 1097
    • be informed about something
      • communication
      • Example 8768:
        Erau, maa kan suunanao orepaa vanatanata ni bona vavahio tea bua aba vai.
        And then, the (two) groups of chiefs are informed of the (planned) marriage of these two people.
        Source: Daa 01R 054

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    • nata ni know somebody or something