natuna
Example from Scripture
Bena Kain na adavana ida e eno bou; bena hahine na e rogorogo, e mara, Enok e abia. Bena Kain ese hanua ta e hadaia, una hanua ladana e hatoa Enok, natuna ladana heḡereḡerena.
Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
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1 commentKinship term for child or offspring. Takes possessive prefixes: "ia natuna" (his/her child, 155×). Gender specified by modifiers: "natuna mamaruanedia" (sons, 132×), "natuna hahinena" (daughter, 76×), "natuna maruanena" (son, 69×), "natuna hahinedia" (daughters, 34×). Used for animal young: "mamoe natuna" (lamb, 84×), "boromakau natuna" (calf, 61×). Common in genealogies and titles: "taunimanima natuna" (son of man, 177×), "Dirava natuna" (son of God, 67×), "natuna roboana" (firstborn, 53×).
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