abia many, a lot of; numerous / all, every

Part of Speech	adjective
Phonetic Form	aᵐbia
Tanema Equivalent	abia, opokei
Lovono Equivalent	maranga

1. • many, a lot of; numerous

   (Part of) Antonym (for)

   amjaka

   • • Example 7:
       

       Ne ngogoro uña menuko abia, ka pe-romo p-ajau!

       There are many animals in the woods, be careful!

     • Example 8:
       

       Abia tamwase!

       There are too many!

     • Example 9:
       

       Ni-bo abia.

       I've cut many of them.

       Example Comment

       head of NP

2. • all, every

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   awoiu

   • • Example 10:
       

       kiapa abia na

       all of us here

     • Example 11:
       

       A-romo abia ponu awoiu?

       Have you seen them all?

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • ngatene abia everything
  • moro abia every day, always
• See also:
  • engaenga various, diverse
  • idi abia many people / everybody
  • pine big, large / abundant, significant / great, major / great, major; socially significant / grown up, adult; old / grow up, be raised