Example 71-85

Wau paa mamua halepaahao.
Wau
1sg
paa
held
mamua
before
halepaahao.
prison
I was previously imprisoned.
Comment:
Paa is a neuter verb, the default value of which is stative (less often it expresses changes of state). Here the verb has past reference.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
own data 1899