ba
Example from Scripture
Bena Dirava ese e hanamodia, eto, Besemui ba havaradia, ba hutuma, davara idoidiai bae honu honu dae; manu danu bae vara rohoroho tanobada ai.
God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
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1 commentMarks second-person irrealis mood, used for commands, instructions, blessings, and intended actions addressed directly to the addressee. It encodes both person (you) and non-actualized status (future, command, wish). Common in divine speech where God speaks to creatures regarding what they are to do. Part of paradigm: baina (1sg), ba (2nd), baine (3sg), bae (3pl)
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