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Example 71-113
Nui loa ka ua
a me ka wai.
Nui
abundant
loa
very
ka
det
ua
rain
a
and
me
with
ka
def
wai.
water
There is a lot of rain and water. OR: It's raining heavily (and the river is flooding).
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
own data 1876
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Raining constructions: Rain falls
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