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

taba, n.

sun

Derived from: -ba "absolutive suffix"

Examples

  • taba "sun" (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • O no'onaggway numme ka kootsoo patsaduggway mo'o.
    We walked around the cow killer.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Esoo taba yabesoo ggisoo taba egahoohaynna.
    The sun was going down fast.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Yise soo tabboo'oo kisoo tu ddukanna hanenna ka taba egahoohayggwe, ooka yaa tonomanaggwe ggise tu nobeggway.
    But the cottontail hadn't gotten his food yet while the sun was going down, so he ran into his den.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Soo tabboo'oo ka taba ggisoo sutagguhayggwe ka yabesoo a egahookahaynna.
    The cottontail got mad at the sun because it was setting too fast.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Yise tabboo'oo sutanna, unu sutanna ggise sukoo ka taba kado'oyugwekwu mee.
    The cottontail is angry, very angry and he says he's going to get rid of the sun.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)

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