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You entered the Bridgeport dialect of Numu (Northern Paiute) and lake in English

ohoba, n.

strong one

Derived from: -ba "absolutive suffix"

Examples

  • ohoba "strong" (Spoken by Morris Jack)
  • unu ohoba nana "very strong man" (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • Esoo naatse'e ohoba.
    That boy is strong.
    (Spoken by Morris Jack)
  • Hooba sumu o madabbooekwu yise ki tooe hemma buu oe hanekwu ohoba manegekwuse.
    Just the juice, you're not going to put anything else in it to make it hard.
    (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • Soo ohoba mogo'ne ka unuggwedu tsakwopa.
    The strong woman lifted the heavy thing.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)

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