ataadvahead; before, in advance, preceding.Ata boga re; gabi bae negida.You go ahead; I'll come later.antgabi7.2.5.1Go firstata ninaunspec. comp. formcvtake long time; waste time, take forever.Ya disi ata niyo, dada ya tua de reyafa.You went and took a long time, so we didn't wait for you.Ya bi uriyaku nesi koruri ata nisa.You went down in the morning to the river and took forever.