Datapoint Pidgin Hawaiian/Raining constructions

The lexifier has Value 5: ke ua nei, 'it's raining' with the verb ua 'to rain' surrounded with the present tense ke VERB nei.

Values

Rain falls

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).
Example 71-114:
Kela ua pimai.
Kela
det
ua
rain
pimai.
come
It is raining.
Confidence:
Intermediate