tə

See also: Appendix:Variations of "te"

Ghomala'

Particle

tə

  1. Negation preposition
    Bəŋ pə tə́ lú, bə é tə gɔ tú’ shyə pə́. ― If rain does not fall, he will not carry water.
    Bvʉgɛ tə̂ búŋ á pə́. ― I don't like sweet potatoes with veins.
    Səkú tə́ gɔ tí jó kó pə́. A tə̌ pô' á a? ― There is no class tomorrow. Is it not (so)?

Preposition

tə needs tone(s) (lexical tone unattested)

  1. until?, to?, up to?
    Ě wa' dɔ̂tí tə khʉ̀m. ― He/she threw mess up to the pit.
    Kɛ̌ ló tə́ sə́ŋnyə́. ― The plate is full to the rim.
    Gaə̌ fəŋ mcak mə́tú tə nə́ sɔ́'. ― I dragged the carcass of the vehicle up to here.
    Ǒ cʉɔ́tə́ tə cwə́ ŋkə́mm. ― You moved step by step till you made it.
    Pyə̂ cyanyə ŋkhʉɔ yəŋ tə â kəm bí gɛ é. ― We propagated this news until it reached its destinatary.

See also

Collocations

  1. pə

References

  • Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)

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Determiner

tə

  1. the; a (noncontrastive or neutral adjectival demonstrative)
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