ʈʰi

See also: Thi, thi, thi-, thì, thí, thī, Thị, thị, thĩ, thî, þi, and þí

Jarawa

Alternative forms

ʈʰ- (cliticized form before vowel-initial predicates)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʈʰi/

Particle

ʈʰi

The Jarawa copula, largely equivalent to English "to be".
1. Connects a preceding or implied noun phrase, and a subsequent complement, either another noun phrase or an adjective. Not used for personal pronouns.
  ʈʰi buʈʰə.
  It is close by.
  
  babu ʈʰi innen.
  The officer is a foreigner/an Indian.
2. Marks that the following verb has an adverbial usage.
  li ʈʰi čawaja bəᵼʈʰe.
  He went while walking.
3. Optionally intervenes between an adjective used as subject, and a subsequent verb.
  malawə ʈʰi allema.
  Many [people] have come.

References

Kumar, Pramod (2012) Descriptive and Typological Study of Jarawa (PhD). Jawaharlal Nehru University. Page 134—137.

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