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Northern Pomo Online Phrasicon

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32 search results found for '' in English.

ma:n pʰowal tʰem maʔaka
	ma:n	pʰowal	tʰem	maʔa	-ka
	she	them	abalone	eat	-cause
she fed them abalone she made them eat abalone
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diwene mo:w tʰem maʔay
	diwene	mo:w	tʰem	maʔa	-y
	yesterday	he	abalone	eat	-past
yesterday he ate abalone
ES

mo:w tʰem maʔakʰemna
	mo:w	tʰem	maʔa	-kʰemna
	he	abalone	eat	-future
he will eat abalone
ES

kʰila: ʔa: na
	kʰila:	ʔa:	na
	alone	I	be
I am alone
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ʔa: ka:y ʔal kʰila: ʔul nat̪uway
	ʔa:	ka:y	ʔal	kʰila:	ʔul	na	-t̪uway
	I	also	this	alone	now	be	-disc.mrkr.
now I am all alone, too
EC

kʰila: ʔa: bow jima
	kʰila:	ʔa:	bow	jima
	alone	I	here	live
I live here alone I stay here alone
EC

kʰila: jiman
	kʰila:	jima	-n
	alone	live	-ing
staying alone living alone
EC

muu kʰila: jiman
	muu	kʰila:	jima	-n
	there	alone	live	-ing
staying there alone living there alone
EC

ʔa:mi-t'iy pʰow wayʔe jaw pʰiliji nakan kʰila: ʔa: na
	ʔa:mi-t'iy	pʰow	wayʔe	ja	-w	pʰili	-ji	nakan	kʰila:	ʔa:	na
	my younger brother	they	early	house	-dir.	go.plural	-semelf.	because	alone	I	be
my younger siblings went home earlier so I am alone "went home" in this instance is another way of saying "died".
EC

mo:w tʰem maʔa
	mo:w	tʰem	maʔa
	he	abalone	eat
he ate abalone
ES

ʔul mo:w tʰem maʔa
	ʔul	mo:w	tʰem	maʔa
	now	he	abalone	eat
now he is eating abalone
ES

t̪iyi kʰila: shana:m maʔahe ma:n yat̪ye
	t̪iyi	kʰila:	sha	-na:m	maʔa	-he	ma:n	yat̪	-ye
	she.logo.	alone	fish	-the	eat	-having	she	vomit	-past
having eaten the fish by herself, she vomited
EC

pʰow t̪a tʰem maʔaʔ
	pʰow	t̪a	tʰem	maʔa	-ʔ
	they	Q	abalone	eat	-Q
did they eat abalone?
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ʔa: meʔ tʰem maʔa
	ʔa:	meʔ	tʰem	maʔa
	I	char.	abalone	eat
I am one to eat abalone
ES

ʔa: meʔ tʰem maʔatʰe
	ʔa:	meʔ	tʰem	maʔa	-tʰe
	I	char.	abalone	eat	-used to
I used to eat abalone
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mo:w tʰem maʔajade
	mo:w	tʰem	maʔa	-j	-ade
	he	abalone	eat	-semelf.	-present
he is going to eat abalone
ES

ʔul mo:w tʰem maʔajade
	ʔul	mo:w	tʰem	maʔa	-j	-ade
	now	he	abalone	eat	-semelf.	-present
he is going to eat abalone now
ES

pʰow t̪a tʰem maʔajadeʔ
	pʰow	t̪a	tʰem	maʔa	-j	-ade	-ʔ
	they	Q	abalone	eat	-semelf.	-present	-Q
are they going to eat abalone?
ES

t̪iyi kʰila: shana:m maʔaʔye ma:dal yat̪e
	t̪iyi	kʰila:	sha	-na:m	maʔa	-ʔ	-ye	ma:dal	yat̪e
	she.logo.	alone	fish	-the	eat	-semelf.	-past	her	vomit
she alone ate the fish (and) she vomited
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t̪iyi kʰila: shana:m maʔada ma:dal yat̪ye
	t̪iyi	kʰila:	sha	-na:m	maʔa	-da	ma:dal	yat̪	-ye
	she.logo.	alone	fish	-the	eat	-when	her	vomit	-past
when she alone ate the fish she vomited
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ma:n pʰowal tʰem maʔakade
	ma:n	pʰowal	tʰem	maʔa	-ka	-de
	she	them	abalone	eat	-cause	-present
she is going to feed them abalone she is going to have them eat abalone
ES

mo:w sona:m kʰila: baʔaji
	mo:w	so	-na:m	kʰila:	baʔa	-ji
	he	clover	-the	alone	gather	-semelf.
he alone gathered the clover he gathered the clover by himself
ES

kʰila: mo:w ja xawe:
	kʰila:	mo:w	ja	xawe:
	alone	he	house	build
he alone built a house he builds a house alone
EC

k'aye kʰila: mo:w ja xawe:
	k'aye	kʰila:	mo:w	ja	xawe:
	self	alone	he	house	build
he alone built himself a house he builds himself a house alone
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baana:mo:w nan ma:t̪ana:ma:n nan bishe boʔohi she: baana:mo:w kʰila: jal duhu

baa

-na:m

-mo:w

nan

ma:t̪a

-na:m

-ma:n

nan

bishe

boʔo

-hi

she:

baa

-na:m

-mo:w

kʰila:

ja

-l

duhu

man

-the

-he

and

woman

-the

-she

and

deer

hunt

-having

then

man

-the

-he

alone

house

-dir.

go

the man and the woman hunted deer, then the man went home alone

EC

tʰem kata ma:n dit̪'a
	tʰem	kata	ma:n	di-	-t̪'a
	abalone	shell	she	with fingers-	-feel
she touched an abalone shell
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tʰem katana:m ma:n dit̪'a
	tʰem	kata	-na:m	ma:n	di-	-t̪'a
	abalone	shell	-the	she	with fingers-	-feel
she touched the abalone shell
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t̪ʰint̪a kʰila: jimayʔ
	t̪ʰin	-t̪a	kʰila:	jima	-y	-ʔ
	not	-Q	alone	live	-past	-Q
didn't (he) live alone? (she) stayed alone, right? (he) sat alone, didn't (he)?
EC

kʰila: ʔa: jimanway
	kʰila:	ʔa:	jima	-nway
	alone	I	live	-disc.mrkr.
I sit alone I live alone I stay alone
EC

ʔal diley bow ja:ʔ batʰenaymu:l k'i:t̪amkan ʔal ʔa: kʰila: jiman

ʔal

diley

bow

ja:ʔ

batʰe

-nay

-mu:l

k'i:t̪a

-m

-ka

-n

ʔal

ʔa:

kʰila:

jima

-n

this

all

here

person

many

-the

-that

disappear

-cont.

-cause

-ing

this

I

alone

live

-ing

because all of those many people here have disappeared, I stay alone those many people (who were) here disappeared, so I live here alone

EC

kʰila: jiman
	kʰila:	jima	-n
	alone	sit	-ing
sitting alone staying alone living alone
EC

mo:w kʰila: tʰanye
	mo:w	kʰila:	tʰan	-ye
	he	alone	play	-past
he played by himself he played alone
ES