ta21to have, to contain, to hold, to possess, to be in possession of, to own (opp. ka not to have)Asam a jam ta toa.Asam had a sister.Tama kowa pok a ta puuk.Our father's wife is pregnant (lit. has a belly).Mi le ta nna. (or) Mi le ta la.I possess this.Ka boan ale ta fidek?What is wrong with you? (lit. what have you yourself?)Kom ale ta mu.I am hungry (lit. hunger has me).2to cause, to bring about, to be the reason forDaungta ta ka tuom.Dirt causes disease.3to trouble, to worry, to be angry, to be cross, to be the matterKikiruk a begi wa ain ka boan jaab ale ta wa.A kikiruk (spirit) asked him, what troubled him (what was the matter with him, or: why he was angry; lit. what he had).ta chaab(lit. to have one another) to quarrel, to argueAte ba yaa ta chaa', ta chaa', ta chaa'.And they quarrelled and quarrelled and quarrelled (with each other).ta cheng or (syn.) ta ga(lit. to have and go), to send (away), to take (away), to give (away, restr.)Wa yig wa bu-duk a ta cheng sagi sungsung.He caught his billy goat and took it into the middle of the bush.Wa ta biaka ta ga te wa.He gave the dog to him.ta doato lie down, to be lying downN poi a dom ate n ta doa dok.My stomach hurts and I am lying down in the room.ta jam(lit. to have and come) to bring, to fetchAkumlie ta ti kowa nuensanga jam.Akumlie fetches our father's sandals.ta kpabi(kpabi, to hasten) to bring quicklyta taam(lit. to have and pass) to take (away), to carry awayTa mu taam ni kusungku.Take me to your kusung (shelter).Nyiamu a ta garuku taam.The water has carried away my dress.ta... nyin(i)to take out; transl. fromTa koalimanga nyini.Take the luggage out.(Lk,6 ) Wa ya lueri a ta nyini ba meena po nurba pi ale baye.Then he chose twelve men from among all of them.
Leave a Reply