• IPA^(key): /ta⁵²/

tâ

1. (Patsho)pull

tâ

1. (Patsho)drum
2. (Patsho)container for storing something

• ta,tá

FromPortuguesetá, clipping ofestá, the third-person singular present indicative form ofestar. Semantically, compareChavacanota andIndo-Portugueseta.

tâ

1. indicates the aspect of the main verb.

   Tâ lê. ―He is reading.

   Ioutâ querê gritâ. ―I want to scream.

   Ioutâ vai-ia. ―I'll be right there.

   Acung'a quiançatâ churâ. ―That child is crying.

   Êle ramendâtâ reva. ―He seemed angry.

• When the main verb conveys an action,tâ – Indicates an on-going action. When the main verb conveys a state,tâ – Indicates the current nature of this state.
• Most commonly, the particle is used as a present progressive marker, and is used less commonly compared to cognates in other creole languages.
• It can be used in the past, present and even future tenses, although present tense usage appears to be most common.
• In some rare cases, multiple time particles may be used in the same clause, for instanceLogo iouta vai chuchumecâ cô vôs!(“I'll be gossiping with you soon!”).

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

FromProto-Sino-Tibetan*m-daj ~ m-di. Cognate toBurmeseဒါ(da).

• IPA^(key): [ta˥]

tâ

1. this

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