OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

ta

(1) pron. rel. that; which(eng).

semɛ³n bɔ³t na⁴¹ ta do⁴¹noThe cement arrived last month(eng)

i²¹ na²¹w ta gɛ¹²ŋHe is inspecting the sick person(eng)

wa³ŋ ha-fi⁴¹n ta mi²¹n mɛ³ŋ ina¹²How many boats do you see?(eng)

panɛ⁴¹n ta na¹n ipɔ³¹What is it that is called like that?(eng)

a²¹w m-u²¹n nu³ t-i hɔ¹²¹l-ɛ³¹You knew where he was, didn’t you?(eng)

(2) particle. for (re. time periods); noun class marker(eng).

ya²¹w do ha³y lamo³l la¹²¹ ta-fi³¹na¹² – la¹²¹ ta-fa³tFor how many days have you been in the interior? For four days.(eng)

Grammatical note: class V ‘Sagobiscuit’