Example 71-80

Wau noho hana kamana ma ka mahiko o Makaweli ma nehinei.
Wau
1sg
noho
stay
hana
work
kamana
wood.working
ma
loc
ka
def
mahiko
sugar.plantation
o
poss
Makaweli
Makaweli
ma
loc
nehinei.
yesterday
I was working in carpentry at Makaweli sugar plantation yesterday.
Comment:
It is ambiguous whether hana here is a noun or a verb and whether there is a nominal (hana kamana) or verbal (noho hana) compound. The lexifier has the latter as a compound (e.g. noho hana 'ole, 'to be unemployed').
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1892