Northern Pomo Online Talking Dictionary


English to Northern Pomo

Northern Pomo to English

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kʰ
pʰ
tʰ
t̪
t̪ʰ

not
t̪ʰin
negation
not

Used to negate adjectives, nouns, and certain verbal phrases. It appears at the end of what it is negating.
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do not (verb)! (command)
t̪ʰinam
verb
do not (verb)! (command), don’t (verb)! (imperative)

This is put after a verb to negate it in a command form.
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no?
t̪ʰint̪a
question
This word, literally “not + Q marker,” along with a glottal stop after the verb in the sentence to finish the question, can be translated into English in a number of ways:

no?
right?
isn't it? / doesn't it?
isn't that so?
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Word of the Day: October 23, 2026


become conscious of
le:maʔa
verb
become conscious of

see also: become aware of, notice, realize
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