agiyayesterday/tomorrow; last, next.Agiya voi reyaka buka mina maraka.Yesterday I gave him the book that I bought.Na agiya digida.I will go tomorrow.Agiya urusa bi una fava ukafeyadi.Last night we had a power blackout.Agiya laganiri ina yaku yi mida odigo.Next year she will bear your child.8.4.1.2.2Yesterday, today, tomorrowagiya ainekaunspec. comp. formmore distant past or future; yesterdays, tomorrows, days to come.Gua maka iruku ga feide; vau refo agiya aineka ka mokefo.Don't cook all the food today; do it all thinking about days to come.Ya ma na una diba de agiya aineka gokai beika vata nigo bi.You and I we don't know what will happen in the more distant future.
8.4. Time
ainekaday before yesterday/after tomorrow.Kamini ainekari bi mironari okiyafa.And then we arrived there the day before yesterday.Ma aineka mamo nai moimai koina nigo.And my work will be finished the day after tomorrow.8.4.1.2.2Yesterday, today, tomorrow
ariariu2time (period), day, season.Ari tumu nido ma Sei rofu uka kero refo.The time is short so turn your heart to God.Mina ariri, amiye yokoi roka Simon mironari amegamo.At that time (period), there was a man living there named Simon.8.4.1Period of timeari buni ninaunspec. comp. formbe good weather; be a fine/clear day.Ari buni niyo ma egogo buni niyo.It was a fine day and we had a good meeting.ari feyounspec. comp. formbright daylightYabo iye kafu ma ari feyo ne rei veyaka.I looked through the tree leaves and saw the bright daylight.ari mafurumasaunspec. comp. formtwilight, dusk.Ari mafurumasa ma okiyadi.It was twilight and then they arrived.ari no ninaunspec. comp. formbe bad weather; a bad day in which a person died, which leads to heavy continuous rain and flooding.Gua bi ari no niyo, ye dina ga resi rautu amefa.Today was a bad day, so don't go (out) but stay in the village.ari seuya tora ninaunspec. comp. formbe a cloudy/cloud-filled day.Ari seuya tora niyo ye miya dego baeko.It was a cloudy day so it might rain.ariyuunspec. comp. form1n2daytime; daylight, time.Yokaru murori disi ariyu okiyadi.One day they went to the garden and arrived home in the daytime/daylight.Derivation of ari=u 'day-on/by'.unspec. var.ariu1aruunspec. comp. form1n2one day; on a certain day.Be aruri, vima no yaku moisi raka ni tavoi resi moi tururu resi ini vena kabudo baedo.On some days, when the evil spirit takes a hold of him, he shouts in vain and makes him shake and foam at the mouth.Contraction of ari=u 'day-on'.
astopu renastopTaraka bas astopu reyadima dairi deyafa Gordons.They stopped the bus and it took (us) back to Gordons.8.4.6.1.2Stop something
ava1yam harvesting season (in June), winter; named after the plant species that grows during that season.Usa usa nifo kumo mina kana bi avari ga ogau niyaine.Pray that this will not happen in the yam harvesting season/winter.8.4.1.5Seasonava kakaunspec. comp. formharvest seasonAva kaka niyo ma iruku rausi reyo.It was harvest season and there was plenty of food (lit. 'poured out').
barabara renarush around, be in a hurry.Amiye tau tora dada, nei barabara reyaka.There were many people, so I was rushing around.8.4.8.1Quick
bomudovery old.Nai varuka bomudo bi ori kamu re.Burn my very old clothes.8.4.6.5.4Old, not newbomudo ninaunspec. comp. formbe/become very old.Mina varuka bi bomudo niyo.These clothes are very old.
bunemaseason or remaining grass, as seasons are named according to the grass that grows at that particular time.Mina kono ini ameibobigo dobari bi, vari vari ma goe goe, itu ma vava, oketa kaereka ma ava, bunema ma uru ari bi de koina nigo.While the earth remains, planting and digging, cold and hot, peeling Tahitian chestnut and seasons and night and day will not cease.8.4.1.5Season
didokafive days removed/from now.Una bi taoni gutu bi didokari okiyafa.We arrived from town five days ago.8.4.1.2.2Yesterday, today, tomorrow
duakauduring; when, whilst.Sena tora vene duakau bi vegu moi gira kiki reyo.During the time of our ancestors the custom was very strong.Amiye tau gade gade okisi egogo resi iniye iniye mini itei regamadi duakauri, bakana bi koina.When a great crowd arrived and gathered together and were stepping on each other there, there was no space.8.4.5.2.3During
efofa renaflash; rush, flush, come upon suddenly.Koru rafegamafari abata ya una efofa reyo.While we were swimming the flood suddenly came upon us.Moi bo marafa fuofuori miya desi doba de, abata efofa mai deyo.We took it and gave it while it rained for a short time, a flash flood came down.8.4.6.4.4Immediately
gabiafter, later, last.Idu mirona ari ini toe nigo mamo gabi meda bi mukuna nigo ma eyo bi ini vabara de kikigo.In those days after the tribulation (lit. 'heaviness'), the sun will become dark and the moon will not shine.Ina gabi dego.She will come later.antata8.4.5.2.1Aftergabi koukouunspec. comp. formlastly, very last.Ina bi gabi koukou nifeideyo.He sent him very last.Ye gabi koukou bi ini mida nifeideyo.Then lastly he sent his son.
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