tə

See also: Appendix:Variations of "te"

Ghomala'

Particle

tə

1. Negation preposition

   Bəŋ pə tə́ lú, bə é tə gɔ tú’ shyə pə́. ― If rain does not fall, he will not carry water.

   Bvʉgɛ tə̂ búŋ á pə́. ― I don't like sweet potatoes with veins.

   Səkú tə́ gɔ tí jó kó pə́. A tə̌ pô' á a? ― There is no class tomorrow. Is it not (so)?

Preposition

tə needs tone(s) (lexical tone unattested)

1. until?, to?, up to?

   Ě wa' dɔ̂tí tə khʉ̀m. ― He/she threw mess up to the pit.

   Kɛ̌ ló tə́ sə́ŋnyə́. ― The plate is full to the rim.

   Gaə̌ fəŋ mcak mə́tú tə nə́ sɔ́'. ― I dragged the carcass of the vehicle up to here.

   Ǒ cʉɔ́tə́ tə cwə́ ŋkə́mm. ― You moved step by step till you made it.

   Pyə̂ cyanyə ŋkhʉɔ yəŋ tə â kəm bí gɛ é. ― We propagated this news until it reached its destinatary.

See also

• te'
• -tə

Collocations

1. pə

Lushootseed

Determiner

tə

1. the; a (noncontrastive or neutral adjectival demonstrative)