Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat
ta
(1) pron. rel. that; which.
semɛ³n bɔ³t na⁴¹ ta do⁴¹noThe cement arrived last month
i²¹ na²¹w ta gɛ¹²ŋHe is inspecting the sick person
wa³ŋ ha-fi⁴¹n ta mi²¹n mɛ³ŋ ina¹²How many boats do you see?
panɛ⁴¹n ta na¹n ipɔ³¹What is it that is called like that?
a²¹w m-u²¹n nu³ t-i hɔ¹²¹l-ɛ³¹You knew where he was, didn’t you?
(2) particle. for (re. time periods); noun class marker.
ya²¹w do ha³y lamo³l la¹²¹ ta-fi³¹na¹² – la¹²¹ ta-fa³tFor how many days have you been in the interior? For four days.
Grammatical note: class V ‘Sagobiscuit’