gai 3rd person pronoun, used for S/A arguments

• • 3rd person pronoun, used for S/A arguments

  Grammar Note

  This pronoun may be a reduced form of gaida; functions not well understood.

  • • Example 51:
      

      Paku ba betengsi bong ba gai alar.

      Take that nail out, since that wood is loose.

    • Example 130:
      

      Munu ba gemèkal mingte gai tadi atoksa lèmang atua.

      That snake is poisonous, so if it strikes someone, they will immediately swell up.