ta-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ta"
Comanche
Pronoun
ta-
- they, one, somebody (indefinite subject pronoun prefix)
See also
Comanche subject pronouns
| singular | dual | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nʉ | nʉkwʉ (exclusive) tahʉ / takwʉ (inclusive) | nʉnʉ (exclusive) tanʉ (inclusive) | ||
| 2nd person | ʉnʉ / nʉ | mʉhʉ / mʉkwʉ / nʉ | mʉnʉ / mʉmʉ | ||
| 3rd person | iʔ, maʔ, oʔ, uʔ | itʉhʉ / itʉkwʉ, mahrʉ / marʉkwʉ, ohrʉ / orʉkwʉ, uhrʉ / urʉkwʉ | itʉʉ, marʉʉ, orʉʉ, urʉʉ | ||
| reflexive-possessive | pʉnʉ | pʉhʉ / pʉkwʉ | pʉmʉ | ||
| indefinite | ta= | ||||
Greenlandic
Prefix
ta-
- Prepends to demonstrative pronouns, making them refer to something previously mentioned.
- 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
- Pasipiluppara kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat herpes pineqarsoralugu, tassami pineqartumut receptimi allassimammat tarnut Zovirax. Taanna forkølelsessårinut atorneqarneq ajorpoq, ilaa?
- I strongly suspect that the person in question has the venereal disease of herpes, for a prescription for Zovirax cream was written to the person in question. This is ineffective against cold sores, right?
- Pasipiluppara kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat herpes pineqarsoralugu, tassami pineqartumut receptimi allassimammat tarnut Zovirax. Taanna forkølelsessårinut atorneqarneq ajorpoq, ilaa?
- 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
Usage notes
Causes doubling of the initial consonants of these pronouns: panna, pinnga, qanna and their adverbial correspondents (of which qanna has two).
Derived terms
Greenlandic terms prefixed with ta-
Further reading
- Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk grammatik, p. 106, 122. Atuagkat, 2003.
Kambera
Pronoun
ta-
- third person singular nominative proclitic
See also
Kambera pronominal clitics
| Nominative | Genitive | Accusative | Dative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | ku- | -nggu | -ka | -ngga |
| 2sg | mu- (u-) | -mu | -kau | -nggau |
| 3sg | na- | -na | -ya | -nya |
| 1pl.incl | ta- | -nda | -ta | -nda |
| 1pl.excl | ma- | -ma | -kama | -nggama |
| 2pl | mi- (i-) | -mi | -kami (-kai) | -nggami (-nggai) |
| 3pl | da- | -da | -ha | -nja |
Mecayapan Nahuatl
Etymology 1
Cf. Classical Nahuatl tla-.
Prefix
ta-
- object prefix: something, things
Usage notes
Used with transitive verbs.
Etymology 2
Cf. Classical Nahuatl tla-.
Prefix
ta-
- ambiently, environmentally
Usage notes
Used with intransitive verbs and adjectives.
Derived terms
- tabapachquiꞌ
- tadoto̱ni
- tahue̱liá
- tamachá
- tamixtaj
- tane̱si
- tasese̱ya
- tasoquitaj
- tatoto̱ni
- tatziꞌtziꞌpatoꞌ
References
- Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 168
Middle English
Prefix
ta-
- Alternative form of to-
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *jíá-.
Prefix
ta-
- of; class 8 possessive concord.
- of; class 10 possessive concord.
West Makian
Etymology
Cognate with Ternate to-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta/
Pronoun
ta-
- first-person singular clitic, I
- tiwiji ― I am cold
Usage notes
The prefix ta- follows West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as te-, ti-, or to-.
Alternative forms
- te-, ti-, to-