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1. time afternoon
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Can be pronounced 'tabuulkaik' with elision of the final 'a' of 'tabuulak'.
No hay definicion(es)
Notas:
- Léxica:
See takbut, tukbut, mulung
1. without
1. not
2. never
Notas:
- Gramatical:
In verbal negation alternates with 'taama'.
1. dripping
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Reduplication.
1. dripping
Composicion:
derivation
Morfemas |
tahtah |
ba |
dripping |
ADJ |
No hay definicion(es)
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Variant of 'taikmaat' (to be drunk) when suffixed with tense, while the 'taikmaat' form is suffixed with subordinator.
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1. health be drunk
Notas:
- Gramatical:
The 'taikmaat' form is used when suffixed with subordinator, while the 'taikmaal' form is used when suffixed with tense.
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1. dory bottom edge of dory
1. land,toponomy Red Bank Point
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
taik |
saala |
end |
red |
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
Red Bank Point right before you reach Red Bank coming from the north.
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1. geo bend in river
1. land,toponomy Long Point
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
taiksik |
suma |
bend in river |
long |
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
Long Point is a bend in Cane Creek.
1. land,toponomy Big Point
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
taik |
taara |
end |
big |
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
Point in the Bluefields lagoon, north of Rama Cay to the west. This is an old name for the place used by old Ramas of Rama Cay. Today it is known only as 'Kiskis Point'. - Léxica:
See Kiskis Point
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1. bread,food,plant bat nose plantain Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:
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Taikupkupba pranti saina. Itaangup singaring taik isii yaltangi. Nkim nuunik naing pranti alamskwu. Angka saung ngar ki aakiri.
the bat nose plantain is another plantain. Its navel (banana part) looks like a bat's nose. Today this plantain is lost. We don't know where it is.
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
taik |
tkuptkupba |
nose |
knotty |
Notas:
- Gramatical:
A shortened form of a compound 'taik+tkuptkupba'
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N
1. time time
2. calendar,time season
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Loanword from English (time).
1. time sometimes
Composicion:
Compounds
Morfemas |
taim |
ka |
time |
when |
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Loanword from English (time) suffixed with Rama '-ka', probably the subordinator '-ka' (when). Sometimes looks like it could be from the postposition 'ka' (from).
1. time at the time of
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Loanword from English (time) suffixed with Rama postposition 'ki' (in).
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1. animal,insect black wasp Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:
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Taimyang uumut barka parnga. Nisataaki uumut aakar. Taimka untas ki susungi, lakuun aik susungi. Taimka kukunup aap su inguu iparki.
This kind of wasp is a wasp but black. There are all kinds of wasps. Sometines we see it on the beach or we see it on the lagoon. Sometimes it build its nest on the coconut tree.
2. animal,insect wasp
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1. animal,insect yellow wasp
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
taimyang |
nuknuknga |
black wasp |
yellow |
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N
1. family,human brother
2. family,human sister
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Not sex marked. Corresponds as well to brother as sister.
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1. family,human old brother
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
tairung |
yuwa |
brother |
old |
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2. animal,fish,food guapote ,
[ESP] Guapote Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:
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Taiski salpka sii su ka. Taiski mliima. Yaaluk aa kuaakar. Ikaas baingbi ikuaakar.
The guapote is a river fish. The guapote is good. It no have no bone. It have plenty flesh.
El guapote es un pez de río. El guapote es bueno. No tiene huesos y tiene mucha carne.
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
You usually have to go far far up in the creek to find it. A special treat to eat; caught on a hook.
As of 2008, lamented as yet another fish that is virtually no longer around.
Cichlidae colorida, azulada y grande. Hay que ir bien largo crique arriba para encontrarlo. Muy apetecido para comer. Se pesca con anzuelo con chacalines de rio o grillos como cebo Se puede comer fresco, o se sala, y se cocina la mañana siguiente en rondón con coco y banano verde. Desde el 2008 es lamentablemente otro de los peces que ya no se ve en los alrededores. - Léxica:
Also "sahsing" from Miskitu.
"guapote" in Sp.
1. toponomy,water Guapote Creek
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
taiski |
arii |
guapote |
creek |
Guapote |
|
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
Used to be called 'River Fiish Creek'. It is in Wiring Cay.
1. toponomy,water Guapote Creek
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
taiski |
rii |
guapote |
creek |
Guapote |
|
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
Creek going into the Tursuani creek, south of Rama Cay. Place where Ramas go cut wood, fall trees for dory, hunt.