-tataalaThis verb suffix indicates the continuation of the action in a predication which may include the point at which the action concludes. It has a sense of “continue, keep on (until, up to)”.Este sufijo verbal indica que la acción continua. El contexto puede además expresar el punto en el cual la acción termina. Tiene un sentido de “continuar, seguir (hasta cierto punto)”.Kasheꞌetüintataatshi.He kept on fighting (punching). (in spite of being warned / advised against it - implied)Iraayüitataala sünain asawaa.(From the time he started (e.g. at a funeral)) He is even still drinking (up to this point).Todavía está bebiendo.
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