ku̱ꞌa
Phonetic
[ku˨.ˈʔa]
English: Translation
To not be; for there not to be
Spanish: Translation
No estar; no haber
Part of Speech
auxiliary verb
Semantic Domain
States and Characteristics
Example Sentence
Nduá bíntheganthjee ba thí diaxiꞌin kukuchi. Ku̱ báchrje kukuchi ku̱ sabínthekingá ba. Ku̱ áre bingasaan ni ruguen ba bitsjeꞌe na̱ thí te ba, aru íku̱ꞌa ba.
English: Example Sentence
And indeed, they opened the pig's pen. And the pig got out and they escaped. And at dawn those who were going to kill the animals went to see them, but they were no longer there.
Spanish: Example Sentence
Y cierto, abrieron el corral del marrano. Y el marrano salió y escaparon. Y al amanecer los que iban a matar los animales fueron a verlos, pero ya no estaban.
Dialect
San Marcos Tlacoyalco
Morphology
ku̱ + -ꞌa