negana
Example from Scripture
Matamana negana ai na Dirava ese guba bona tanobada e karadia.
In the beginning, God + 1:1 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “” (Elohim). * created the heavens and the earth.
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1 commentTemporal noun meaning "time" or "when". Almost always followed by locative "ai": "negana ai" (at the time when, 1756×). Forms temporal clauses: "una negana ai" (at that time, 384×), "e hebou negana ai" (when they gathered), "e mase negana ai" (when he died). Other constructions: "negana amo" (from that time, 55×), "matama negana" (beginning time, 57×). Used to set narrative context, marking when events occurred. Often pairs with demonstrative "una" for past reference.
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