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72 search results found for '' in Northern Pomo.

badul ba:tʰe maʔamaʔahe ʔal mo:w sima miti
	badul	ba:tʰe	maʔamaʔa	-he	ʔal	mo:w	sima	miti
	lots	much	eat	-having	this	he	sleep	lie
because he ate so much he's sleeping
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muu duhut̪ʰinam muu maʔamaʔaya
	muu	duhu	-t̪ʰin	-am	muu	maʔamaʔa	-ya
	there	go	-not	-command	there	eat	-passive
don't go there, people are eating there
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na:maʔ maʔamaʔa meʔ t̪o: bit̪'aʔye
	na:maʔ	maʔamaʔa	meʔ	t̪o:	bit̪'aʔ	-ye
	always	eating	char.	me	enjoy	-past
I always enjoyed eating
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badul ba:tʰe maʔamaʔakan mo:wal ditʰale
	badul	ba:tʰe	maʔamaʔa	-ka	-n	mo:wal	ditʰale
	lots	much	eat	-cause	-ing	him	hurt
he felt sick because he ate too much
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k'o mo:w maʔamaʔanha
	k'o	mo:w	maʔamaʔa	-nha
	not	he	eat	-not
he's not eating
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ʔa: maʔamaʔajade
	ʔa:	maʔamaʔa	-j	-ade
	I	eat	-semelf.	-present
I am going to eat (now)
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maʔamaʔa t̪o: bit'a:ji
	maʔamaʔa	t̪o:	bit'a:	-ji
	eat	me	enjoy	-semelf.
I enjoy eating
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maʔamaʔa t̪o: meʔ bit'aʔye
	maʔamaʔa	t̪o:	meʔ	bit'aʔ	-ye
	eat	me	char.	enjoy	-past
I enjoy eating (2)
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ʔa: maʔamaʔakʰemna
	ʔa:	maʔamaʔa	-kʰemna
	I	eat	-future
I will eat
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mo:w kohu haw ʔa: maʔamaʔay
	mo:w	kohu	haw	ʔa:	maʔamaʔa	-y
	he	come	before	I	eat	-past
I ate before he arrived
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hayuyajuʔ pʰik'ada mo:w maʔamaʔade
	hayu	-yajuʔ	pʰik'a	-da	mo:w	maʔa	-maʔa	-de
	dog	-obl.	basket	-at	he	eat	-redup.	-present
he is eating from the dog's bowl
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xaʔadiwe maʔamaʔan
	xaʔadiwe	maʔa	-maʔa	-n
	morning	food	-eat	-ing
eating breakfast eating food in the morning
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maji dile: maʔamaʔan
	maji	dile:	maʔa	-maʔa	-n
	day	middle	food	-eat	-ing
eating lunch eating food in the middle of the day
AL

diweʔda maʔamaʔan
	diweʔ	-da	maʔa	-maʔa	-n
	night	-when	food	-eat	-ing
eating dinner eating food at night
AL

k'o maʔamaʔanha
	k'o	maʔa	-maʔa	-nha
	not	food	-eat	-not
not eating food
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t'iin ʔul ma:n k'o maʔamaʔanha
	t'iin	ʔul	ma:n	k'o	maʔa	-maʔa	-nha
	long time	now	she	not	food	-eat	-not
she did not eat food for a long time
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ma maʔamaʔakan k'o janojano:dinha
	ma	maʔa	-maʔa	-ka	-n	k'o	jano	-jano:	-di	-nha
	you	food	-eat	-cause	-ing	not	word	-talk	-present	-not
because you are eating food, do not talk
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maʔamaʔam nan k'o janojano:dinhan
	maʔa	-maʔa	-m	nan	k'o	jano	-jano:	-di	-nha
	food	-eat	-command	and	not	word	-talk	-present	-not
eat food and don't talk! (imperative)
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maʔamaʔan k'o jano:dinhan
	maʔa	-maʔa	-n	k'o	jano:	-di	-nha	-n
	food	-eat	-ing	not	talk	-present	-not	-ing
(when) eating food, do not talk
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maʔamaʔanhi she: mo:w jawinjikʰemna
	maʔa	-maʔa	-n	-hi	she:	mo:w	jawin	-ji	-kʰemna
	food	-eat	-ing	-having	then	he	run	-semelf.	-future
having eaten then he will run he will eat and run
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maʔamaʔaʔ haw
	maʔa	-maʔa	-ʔ	haw
	food	-eat	-semelf.	before
before eating food before (you) start to eat
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pʰow maʔamaʔa da:ʔ mo:w jadi
	pʰow	maʔa	-maʔa	da:ʔ	mo:w	jadi
	they	food	-eat	want	he	see
he saw they wanted to eat food
EC

maʔamaʔa da:ʔan
	maʔa	-maʔa	da:ʔa	-n
	food	-eat	want	-ing
(multiple people) wanting to eat food
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pʰow maʔamaʔa da:ʔ
	pʰow	maʔa	-maʔa	da:ʔ
	they	food	-eat	want
they want to eat food
EC

pʰow maʔamaʔa da:ʔye
	pʰow	maʔa	-maʔa	da:ʔ	-ye
	they	food	-eat	want	-past
they wanted to eat food
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ya maʔamaʔajade
	ya	maʔa	-maʔa	-j	-ade
	we	food	-eat	-semelf.	-present
we are going to eat food
ES

ʔul ya maʔamaʔajade
	ʔul	ya	maʔa	-maʔa	-j	-ade
	now	we	food	-eat	-semelf.	-present
we are going to eat food now
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ma maʔamaʔanda k'o jano:dinham
	ma	maʔa	-maʔa	-n	-da	k'o	jano:	-di	-nha	-m
	you	food	-eat	-ing	-when	not	talk	-present	-not	-command
when you are eating, don't talk! (imperative)
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mo:w maʔamaʔa ma:n jadi
	mo:w	maʔa	-maʔa	ma:n	jadi
	he	food	-eat	she	see
she saw him eating food
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ʔoʔ mo:w maʔamaʔanha
	ʔoʔ	mo:w	maʔa	-maʔa	-nha
	still	he	food	-eat	-not
he still has not eaten food
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ʔoʔ mo:w maʔamaʔanha
	ʔoʔ	mo:w	maʔa	-maʔa	-nha
	still	he	food	-eat	-not
he still has not eaten food
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ʔoʔ mo:w maʔamaʔanhakan ʔa: mo:wal maʔa kaxa:kʰena

ʔoʔ

mo:w

maʔa

-maʔa

-nha

-ka

-n

ʔa:

mo:wal

maʔa

kaxa:

-kʰena

still

he

food

-eat

-not

-cause

-ing

I

him

food

give

-future

because he still has not eaten I will give him food

EC

maʔamaʔant̪ʰin mo:w nakan ʔa: maʔa kaxa:kʰena
	maʔa	-maʔa	-n	-t̪ʰin	mo:w	nakan	ʔa:	maʔa	kaxa:	-kʰena
	food	-eat	-ing	-not	he	because	I	food	give	-future
because he has not eaten I will give him food
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ʔoʔ mo:w maʔamaʔant̪ʰin nakan ʔa: maʔa kaxa:kʰena
	ʔoʔ	mo:w	maʔa	-maʔa	-n	-t̪ʰin	nakan	ʔa:	maʔa	kaxa:	-kʰena
	still	he	food	-eat	-ing	-not	because	I	food	give	-future
because he still has not eaten I will give him food (2)
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pʰow maʔamaʔaʔ ma:n jadi
	pʰow	maʔa	-maʔa	-ʔ	ma:n	jadi
	they	food	-eat	-semelf.	she	see
she saw them eat food
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Bingo maʔamaʔan ʔa: jadi
	Bingo	maʔa	-maʔa	-n	ʔa:	jadi
	Bingo	food	-eat	-ing	I	see
I saw Bingo eating
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pʰuy ma:n nat̪e mo:w ma:dal maʔamaʔaka daʔade
	pʰuy	ma:n	na	-t̪e	mo:w	ma:dal	maʔa	-maʔa	-ka	daʔa	-de
	fat	she	be	-but	he	her	food	-eat	-cause	want	-present
he wanted her to eat even though she was fat
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mo:w ma:dal maʔamaʔaka daʔade
	mo:w	ma:dal	maʔa	-maʔa	-ka	daʔa	-de
	he	her	food	-eat	-cause	want	-present
he wanted her to eat
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maʔamaʔada ma:dal ditʰale
	maʔa	-maʔa	-da	ma:dal	ditʰale
	food	-eat	-when	her	hurt
when she ate food she got sick
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ma:n maʔamaʔada ma:dal ditʰale
	ma:n	maʔa	-maʔa	-da	ma:dal	ditʰale
	she	food	-eat	-when	her	hurt
when she ate food she got sick (2)
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maʔamaʔahe ma:dal ditʰale
	maʔa	-maʔa	-he	ma:dal	ditʰale
	food	-eat	-having	her	hurt
having eaten, she got sick
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ma:n maʔamaʔa daʔadet̪e ma:daʔ maʔa sho:wkan mo:w ma:dal maʔa mako daxa

ma:n

maʔa

-maʔa

daʔa

-de

-t̪e

ma:daʔ

maʔa

sho:w

-ka

-n

mo:w

ma:dal

maʔa

mako

daxa

she

food

-eat

want

-present

-but

her

food

lack

-cause

-ing

he

her

food

find

help

she wants to eat but she has no food, so he helps her find some

EC

ma:n k'o maʔamaʔat̪inha mo:w jadi
	ma:n	k'o	maʔa	-maʔa	-t̪i	-nha	mo:w	jadi
	she	not	food	-eat	-mev.	-not	he	see
he saw that she doesn't eat
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ʔa: mo:w maʔamaʔa jadi
	ʔa:	mo:w	maʔa	-maʔa	jadi
	I	him	food	-eat	see
I saw him eat
EC

ya maʔamaʔada
	ya	maʔa	-maʔa	-da
	we	food	-eat	-when
when we were eating food
ES

ma:n maʔamaʔada
	ma:n	maʔa	-maʔa	-da
	she	food	-eat	-when
when she ate food
EC

ma:n maʔamaʔada mo:w sima mitikan ma:n mo:wal duhuka bayokye

ma:n

maʔa

-maʔa

-da

mo:w

sima

miti

-ka

-n

ma:n

mo:wal

duhu

-ka

bayok

-ye

she

food

-eat

-when

he

sleep

lie

-cause

-ing

she

him

go

-cause

command

-past

while she ate, he slept, so she asked him to leave because he slept while she was eating, she told him to leave

EC

ʔoʔ t̪a ma maʔamaʔaʔ
	ʔoʔ	t̪a	ma	maʔa	-maʔa	-ʔ
	still	Q	you	food	-eat	-Q
are you still eating?
ES

pʰow maʔamaʔakʰemna
	pʰow	maʔa	-maʔa	-kʰemna
	they	food	-eat	-future
they will eat food
EC

John maʔamaʔahe sima miti:ji
	John	maʔa	-maʔa	-he	sima	miti:	-ji
	John	food	-eat	-having	sleep	-lie	-semelf.
having eaten, John went to sleep
EC

maʔamaʔahe John sima miti:ji
	maʔa	-maʔa	-he	John	sima	-miti:	-ji
	food	-eat	-having	John	sleep	-lie	-semelf.
having eaten, John went to sleep (2)
EC

ʔa: maʔamaʔa
	ʔa:	maʔa	-maʔa
	I	food	-eat
I eat food
AL

ʔoʔ t̪a ma mi: maʔamaʔaʔ
	ʔoʔ	t̪a	ma	mi:	maʔa	-maʔa	-ʔ
	still	Q	you	there	food	-eat	-Q
are you still eating in there?
ES

ʔa: maʔamaʔa daʔade
	ʔa:	maʔa	-maʔa	daʔa	-de
	I	food	-eat	want	-present
I want to eat food
ES

ʔoʔ t̪a ma maʔamaʔanhaʔ
	ʔoʔ	t̪a	ma	maʔa	-maʔa	-nha	-ʔ
	still	Q	you	food	-eat	-not	-Q
haven't you eaten yet? you still haven't eaten?
ES

ʔa: k'o maʔamaʔanhamʔele
	ʔa:	k'o	maʔa	-maʔa	-nha	-mʔele
	I	not	food	-eat	-not	-could
I cannot eat (that) food
ES

wili kwi maʔamaʔa pʰiliʔya
	wili	kwi	maʔa	-maʔa	pʰili	-ʔ	-ya
	hurry	quick	food	-eat	go.plural	-semelf.	-let's
let's hurry up and go eat! quick, let's go eat!
ES

be: da: ya maʔamaʔakʰena
	be:	da:	ya	maʔa	-maʔa	-kʰena
	dir.	out	we	food	-eat	-future
we will eat outside
EC

ma-tʰe maʔamaʔa mi:xaʔ mo:w wa:de
	ma-tʰe	maʔa	-maʔa	mi:	-xaʔ	mo:w	wa:de
	his mother	food	-eat	there	-toward	he	walk
he walked toward where his mother was eating there
EC

mo:w maʔamaʔa daʔade
	mo:w	maʔa	-maʔa	daʔa	-de
	he	food	-eat	want	-present
he wants to eat
ES

mo:w maʔamaʔat̪ʰin nakan ʔa: mo:wal maʔa kaxa:kʰena
	mo:w	maʔa	-maʔa	-t̪ʰin	nakan	ʔa:	mo:wal	maʔa	kaxa:	-kʰena
	he	food	-eat	-not	because	I	him	food	give	-future
he hasn't eaten so I will give him food because he has not eaten I will feed him
EC

bo:w t̪iyi beʔ diweʔda maʔamaʔakʰe hin mo:w he

bo:w

t̪iyi

beʔ

diweʔ

-da

maʔa

-maʔa

-kʰe

hi

-n

mo:w

he

here

he.logo.

this

night

-when

food

-eat

-future

say

-ing

he

say

he said he will eat here tonight

EC

ʔul ʔa: maʔamaʔajade
	ʔul	ʔa:	maʔa	-maʔa	-j	-ade
	now	I	food	-eat	-semelf.	-present
now I am going to eat
ES

ʔoʔ ʔa: maʔamaʔanha
	ʔoʔ	ʔa:	maʔa	-maʔa	-nha
	still	I	food	-eat	-not
I still have not eaten I have not eaten yet
ES

pʰow maʔamaʔa she: ma:n pʰowal pʰilawʔka daʔade

pʰow

maʔa

-maʔa

she:

ma:n

pʰowal

pʰila

-w

-ʔ

-ka

daʔa

-de

they

food

-eat

then

she

them

go.plural

-dir.

-semelf.

-cause

want

-present

they ate then she wanted them to leave

EC

diwene maʔamaʔanhe mo:w jawinji
	diwene	maʔa	-maʔa	-n	-he	mo:w	jawin	-ji
	yesterday	food	-eat	-ing	-having	he	run	-semelf.
having eaten yesterday, he ran (out)
EC

mo:w sima mitida ma:n maʔamaʔan nan she: mo:wal duhuka bayokan

mo:w

sima

miti

-da

ma:n

maʔa

-maʔa

-n

nan

she:

mo:wal

duhu

-ka

bayoka

he

sleep

lie

-when

she

food

-eat

-ing

and

then

him

go

-cause

-tell

she ate while he slept and then (she) told him to go

EC

ʔoʔ mo:w maʔamaʔat̪e ʔa: mo:wal jit̪ekan hay pʰich'okat̪e

ʔoʔ

mo:w

maʔa

-maʔa

-t̪e

ʔa:

mo:wal

jit̪e

-ka

-n

hay

pʰi-

-ch'o

-ka

-t̪e

still

he

food

-eat

-but

I

him

stop

-cause

-ing

wood

with long object-

-chop

-cause

-mev.

even though he was still eating, I stopped him to chop wood

EC

maʔamaʔa pʰiliʔya
	maʔa	-maʔa	pʰili	-ʔ	-ya
	food	-eat	go.plural	-semelf.	-let's
let's go eat food!
ES

maʔamaʔa sili: k'o pʰitʰi:kanha
	maʔa	-maʔa	sili:	k'o	pʰitʰi:ka	-nha
	food	-eat	after	not	burp	-not
after eating food (nobody) burped after dinner, there was no belching
EC

kawiya sho:w mu:l maʔamaʔaya
	kawi	-ya	sho:w	mu:l	maʔa	-maʔa	-ya
	child	-plural	lack	that	food	-eat	-passive
there were no children (at) that dinner that food was eaten without any children
EC

maʔamaʔayada kawiya sho:w
	maʔa	-maʔa	-ya	-da	kawi	-ya	sho:w
	food	-eat	-passive	-when	child	-plural	lack
there were no children at that dinner when food was eaten, there were no children
EC