Uncle Peu carries magic charms to attract women into falling in love with him. in Tetun
Tiu Peu ne'e lori maninga hodi dada feto sira laran monu ba nia.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ferik sira gosta loos sonke tabaku.Old women love chewing tobacco.
- Tiu hatama mina rai hosi Indonézia mai Timor ho ílegál.Uncle brings kerosene from Indonesia into Timor illegally.
- Ferik sira gosta liu konde fuuk duké kesi fuuk.Older women prefer rolling their hair into a bun than tying it.
- Tiu fui bani been ba botir, depois sulan botir ho batar kain.Uncle pours honey into the bottle, then stoppers up the bottle with corn husk.
- Feto balu ke uluk luta iha rezisténsia, agora tama ona parlamentu.Some women who in the past worked hard in the resistance movement, have now gone into parliament.
- Nia kaben tiha ida, bá kait fali ida seluk. To'o ikus feto na'in rua baku malu tanba nia!He'd already married one, then went and too another as his mistress. In the end the two women fought because of him!