tau
Example from Scripture
Dirava Iehova ese hari tau e abia, Eden imeana ai e atoa, ia ese baine biru henis bona baine reḡua.
Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
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1 commentIn the Motu Bible corpus, tau functions as a content noun referring to an adult male human. Alignment data consistently maps tau → man / men, with contextual extension to husband in relational or possessive constructions. It contrasts with female terms in kinship contexts and appears freely as subject or object, not as a grammatical marker. Usage aligns with narrative and genealogical passages rather than abstract roles.
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