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Comanche
Pronoun
ta-
- they, one, somebody (indefinite subject pronoun prefix)
See also
Comanche subject pronouns
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?
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
Further reading
- Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk grammatik, p. 106, 122. Atuagkat, 2003.
Kambera
Pronoun
ta-
- third person singular nominative proclitic
See also
Kambera pronominal clitics
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
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-
Minangkabau
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *tAr-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
ta-
- used to indicate involuntary aspect on a verb
- used to indicate perfective aspect and passive voice on a verb
North Moluccan Malay
Etymology
Derived from Malay ter-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
ta-
- used to indicate involuntary aspect on a verb
- used to indicate perfective aspect and passive voice on a verb
Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
ta-
- imperative mood
Derived terms
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
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-.