vasuguna until one arrives somewhere; until a particular date

Part of Speech adv
Morphology va-suguna
Gloss ADVR-arrive
    • until one arrives somewhere; until a particular date
      • time
      • Example 5744:
        Meori paa pita, meori pita, meori pita, meori pita vasuguna en kasuana, ei tahii.
        And they walked and walked and walked and walked until they arrived here at the coast at the sea. (lit. ... and they walked arriving here ...)
        Source: Eno 01E(Eno) 007
      • Example 9030:
        menaa paa taneo kiu potee a siisia en Kekesu teo 1959, me nao vasuguna tea 1962.
        and I started to work as a teacher in Kekesu in 1959, until 1962. (lit. and went arriving at 1962)
        Source: Sii Eno 01W 024-025

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  • See also:
    • suguna arrive / reach somebody / (of time) come / until
    • pita vasuguna walk until one arrives somewhere