From ti- (“we”) +‎ -a- (“past perfect infix”). Cognate with Tumbuka ta-

ta-

1. 1st person plural subject concord in the past perfect tense.

• nda-
• wa-

ta-

1. they, one, somebody (indefinite subject pronoun prefix)

ta-

1. 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 the patient has the sexually transmitted disease of herpes, as they were prescribed Zovirax cream. This is ineffective against cold sores, right?

Causes doubling of the initial consonants of these pronouns: panna, pinnga, qanna and their adverbial correspondents (of which qanna has two).

• Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk grammatik, p. 106, 122. Atuagkat, 2003.

ta-

1. Rōmaji transcription of た

ta-

1. third person singular nominative proclitic

• IPA^(key): /tə/ [tə]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq-. Compare Makasar ta-, Chamorro tai-. See also Kapampangan anta, Malay dak.

ta-

1. (archaic) to not do something

   Tabalu. ― I don't know.

   Taimik. ― Silent. (literally, “To not make a sound.”)

   Tabili. ― Let go. (literally, “To not to place.”)

   Tamako ku. ― I'm not leaving.

2. (archaic) without anything

   Tayatiyuku. ― I'm not even there at all.

   Tayatin kung gagawan. ― I'm not doing anything.

   Tapengang likuan. ― Left it without eating it.

• emiki-
• emika-
• emag-

Clipping of anta.

ta-

1. to contradict the statement

   Tamakanita ya. ― As if it's like that [when it really isn't].

   Tagewa ke ita. ― Of course not, I didn't do it.

   Tayatiyuyasamo! ― Oh, as if s/he's not here either! [and that's the truth].

• balamu
• balamunaman
• balamugalang

• tax-

Variant of to (“water”). Compare Navajo tá-.

• IPA^(key): /tʰæ/

ta-

1. water, underwater, in the water

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 346

Cf. Classical Nahuatl tla-.

ta-

1. object prefix: something, things

Used with transitive verbs.

Cf. Classical Nahuatl tla-.

ta-

1. ambiently, environmentally

Used with intransitive verbs and adjectives.

• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002), Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎^[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 168

ta-

1. alternative form of to-

From Proto-Malayic *tAr-.

• IPA^(key): /ta-/

ta-

1. Used to indicate involuntary aspect on a verb.
2. Used to form a passive adjective that sometimes has the meaning of 'having been'.

ta-

1. combining form of tó (“water”).

From Malay ter-.

• IPA^(key): /ta-/
• Note: Just like any other prefixes in the language, it's usually unstressed in many words.

ta-

1. Used to form or mark an involuntary verb, that can either be active or passive in the meaning.

   jatong (“to fall”) > tajatong (“to fall (accidentally)”)

   tandáng (“to kick”) > tatandáng (“to kick/to be kicked (accidentally)”)

2. Used to form a passive adjective that sometimes can has the meaning of 'having been'.

   tutu (“to close”) > tatutu (“(having been) closed”)

• ba-
• baku-
• pang- (uncommon)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-.

• IPA^(key): /t(a)/

ta-

1. imperative mood

From Proto-Bantu *jíá-.

ta-

1. of; class 8 possessive concord.
2. of; class 10 possessive concord.

From ti- (“we”) +‎ -a- (“recent past infix”).

ta-

1. 1st person plural subject concord in the recent past tense.

• na-
• wa-

Cognate with Ternate to-.

• IPA^(key): /ta/

ta-

1. first-person singular clitic, I

   tiwiji ― I am cold

The prefix ta- follows West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as te-, ti-, or to-.

• te-, ti-, to-

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