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| Marker/Description of Process: sa | Meaning: Past | |
| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
O ratou sa lako i vale 3 PL PST go DIR home 'They went home.' |
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| Marker/Description of Process: keitou | Meaning: Plural marker | |
| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
O keitou a lako i tauni 1 PL PST go DIR town 'We went to town' |
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| Marker/Description of Process: sa oti | Meaning: Perfective tense marker | |
| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Sa oti na nona dara na sala, dau taubale o koya i koronivuli PST finish the his wear the hat, IMPERF walk 3 S DIR school 'After putting on the hat, he walks to school.' |
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| Marker/Description of Process: Koronivuli | Meaning:
Compound |
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| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Koro-ni-vuli Village-of-learning 'School' |
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| Marker/Description
of Process: Levu,
Lailai |
Meaning: Adjective | |
| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Au a qalo mai na wai tui levu i na yanuyanu lailai 1.S PST swim from the water king big DIR the island small 'I swam in the big ocean to the small island.' |
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| Marker/Description of Process: Nei | Meaning:
Possessive Construction |
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| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Na vale nei ko na turaga ya The house GEN that the man there 'That man's house' |
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