to begin (tr.)
—
to teach
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Jarawara | |
| Lexeme | kanawana | |
| Meaning 1 | to begin, start | Kabobone me kanawana me They started (making) the airstrip |
| Meaning 2 | to teach | Me okanawanine oke. I'm teaching them |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | JED 109. The intransitive meaning is possible, too (to begin - to study) | |