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e#1 (ee)
(from PPN ^e).
[tense‑aspect marker] indefinite or continuous tense, future tense. Na tama te laa e nnoho i Honiara e taamaki, ‘there are many people living in Honiara’; koe e hano i te vaka nei?, ‘will you be going on this boat?’. See Introduction.
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e#2
(from PPN ^e).
[preposition] marks agent in Cia affixed verbs. A Sina ma Puna ia ni aloha i a Telauponini, ka Telauponana ia ni he alohatia e kilaaua, ‘Sina and Puna pitied Telauponini, but Telauponana was not pitied by them’. See Introduction.
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eea#1
(from PPN ^e’a).
[vs] to appear above the surface of the water, as coral at low tide.
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eea#2
[na] an area that is good for fishing.
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ehu
[vs] to be dirty, cloudy or dark, of water or a liquid.
tr: hakaehu <to make water cloudy, especially in the game haihuhunee.>
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ei
1.[particle, discourse feature] follows verb in verb initial sentences during an extended discourse.
sa: ai.
2.[anaphoric particle] in some cases follows a verb replacing a previous noun phrase.
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enselo
(from Eng ‘angel’).
1.[n] angel, as in Christian teachings.
2.[n] a person who tries to act perfect, a pretentious person. (Demeaning).
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