ahkïmï

Tiriyó: Translation

teese

Portuguese: Translation

era, estava, tinha

English: Translation

was

Part of Speech

verb

intransitive verb

auxiliary verb

Semantic Domain

Language and Communication

States and Characteristics

Example Sentence

Nahra tá ahkïmï txarataimo okoyi.

Tiriyó: Example Sentence

Pena teese sarataimë, ëkëimë.

Portuguese: Example Sentence

Era uma vez, havia uma cobra (= monstro), o peixe tesoura.

English: Example Sentence

Once upon a time, there was a snake (= monster), the scissors fish.

Notes

Na frase de exemplo, <tá> deveria ser <ta'>, com glotal, não é? (Sérgio Meira)\