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💬 Demonstrative/definite form of "dina" (day). Marks a specific referenced day, often with temporal clause "dinana ai" = "on that day / in the day when." Common in phrases: "mase dinana" = the day of death, "hahemaoro dinana" = judgment day, "pura dinana" = the Sabbath day. Compare: dina (day, generic), dinadia (days, plural).
💬 AI-assisted grammar analysis: lalokau functions as a relational stative describing an exclusive, directed bond between persons rather than an abstract emotion. In Genesis, it consistently appears in constructions that specify the object and direction of attachment, often intensified by completeness markers (e.g. merona). The term denotes a bond-defining relationship involving loyalty, priority, and potential cost, rather than general affection or sentiment.
💬 raruosi dual collective relational marker; refers to exactly two persons functioning as a single relational unit, especially where shared action, shared state, or shared responsibility is grammatically intended. Optional usage note: Often introduces a joint subject after which actions and states apply to the pair as one.