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

1. 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^[1] (PhD). Jawaharlal Nehru University. Page 134—137.