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moppe (sp. var. muppe) adjunct. expresses a ‘now’ point on a time line when there is a restoration of a state of affairs or condition. Mada-idaih ya pakayahyaak moppe te impainumanak hi liting. After a while, I could breathe again because she gave me a drink of water. Attitudinal.
uppe adjunct. an expression of contraexpectation; so at last; why only now. [An intended action or desire is contravened by another action or desire.] Kinan da ke uppe on ahim hapulon. After they’ve already eaten it, then you look for it. Imme kami ot ahim uppe ibuddal nan tinapay; talagam naimut ka. We were already gone when you brought out the bread; you are really selfish. Immali ka uppe te imme. So now you came because he left. Immali uppe te nagibbuy ngunu. Only now he came because the work is over. An maawatam uppey kinali na? Do you understand at last what he said? Maid muppe di makalim. So now you have nothing to say. Attitudinal. (sem. domains: 9.2.6 - Particles.)
