ná'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "na"

Ghomala'

Particle

ná'

  1. Marker of the "restrictive aspect"
    Ě ná' góó. ― He/she's a little ill.
    Bə̌ŋ ná' dú a. ― The rain fell on me a little bit.

Noun

ná' class 1 (singular of mná' class 4)

  1. soup, sauce
    Gaə̌ lamtə ná'. ― I reheated the sauce.
    Ŋ ka kuŋ dzaədzaə ná'. ― I don't like the heavy sauce.

Verb

ná'

  1. to watch, to loom
    Ě wə́ ná' cyə. ― He/she is watching the cricket.

See also

References

  • K'ayyang Foba Maï, Processus de grammaticalisation en Ghomala’ (2021)
  • Mkounga Tala Teku Blaise (2015), The Structure of the left periphery in Ghɔmáláʼ
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