vataneo starting; in the beginning

Part of Speech adv
Morphology va-taneo
Gloss ADVR-begin
    • starting; in the beginning
      • unclassified
      • Example 588:
        (Kuroii) Bea moon tau gigo vataneo, ore paa oga, ei eara repaa baitono inana rara a oga teve.
        (Owl) When a woman is in the beginning of her pregnancy, it cries so that we recognise its cry.
        Source: Sii 2008W 100
      • Example 9068:
        A! Mepaa nao me kasi bono aba vai to sigooro vataneo batana.
        Ah! And (he) went and dug one up that had just started sprouting. (i.e. a ginger plant)
        Source: Vae 01R 132
      • Example 9069:
        Bea vua vataneo, o hiiruu nae o karikariapa o tara vamanin kurus.
        When it starts bearing fruit, its pink fowers look very beautiful. (i.e. the flowers of the myrtle)
        Source: Sii 15W 035

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