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tah already, by now, now
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5562 | revised Dec 20 2015
tah • ADV • already, by now, now
Derivative (1)
támit "already in the past"
Source: WB 1272, p.381
Note: Generally used at end of a clause; cf. proclitic ta- 'perfective'.
- chavúra pâanpay tah, axmáy vúra húukava. Finally after a while, he went somewhere. [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 044]
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chavúra pâanpay vúra vaa kóo tah pavaa káan nithyúrurupukeesh finally after.while Intensive so as.much.as already who.that there I.will.drag.it.out After a while it was big enough that I could pull one out. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full textninivási vúra vitkiniyâach tah my.back Intensive exactly.like.a.ridge already My back is a regular ridge by now. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textchavúra xára tah axmáy asámyiith úxak finally long.time already suddenly gravel it.made.a.noise Finally it was a long time, (when) suddenly gravel sounded. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textkári xás víriva tá kunkuupha pa'írahiv tah tá kunpifkutíshiiprin then then so PERF they.did the.world-renewal.ceremony already PERF they.put.on Then (the Indians) made the world-renewal ceremony, they put (the handkerchiefs) on. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full textpayêem uum tá kóo patur chishíi mûuk uum tah now 3.SG PERF all the.packbasket dog with.(by.means.of) 3.SG already Now the use of burden baskets is all gone, it is with horses now. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full textvíri payêem kuyraak tah pa'ávansa so now three already the.men Now by this time there are three men. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text