tà
5 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
(to)day. Basic tone appears to be low, being raised to high before another low tone, so that *tà à becomes ta à. But it is answer to a question happen this day (today
tap; hit with a quick on and off contact
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Isuama, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Owere
- kpa Afiikpo
- tà Isuama
- ṭà Mbaise
- kụ Mkpọọ
- ṭà Owere
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Examples
Ọ tàrụ m aka n'ubu.
— He tapped me on the shoulder.
Taa ya aka n'azụ ka ọ teta.
— Tap him on the back so he wakes up.
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Same spelling, different tones
These entries fold to the same letters once tone is removed, so a tone-blind search returns all of them.
- kwutemake mention of; used in expression of form verb + -ta + noun + ọnū, denoting great ability to, much, a high degree of
- dà nhābe fined; pay a fine; incur a penalty; the active sense 'impose a fine' belongs to ta nhā
- òtankespy; scout; private detective (from -ta nke eavesdrop)
- tē(tā)te: spread; ta: chew, bite
- fụ afụfụsuffer; suffer (compare -ta afụfụ)
- ta amōosube a witch; practise witchcraft; be a witch; practise witchcraft (compare -li amōosu and -ta mbili)