When we are going to travel a long way, our mother always reminds us to bring food for the journey. in Tetun
Banhira ami la'o dook, ami nia amá sempre fó hanoin ami atu lori bukae.
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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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