haliŋa •
NS
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(for a) long time
Examples
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halíŋa digumMí:giʔa •
we saw each other for a long time
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halíŋa digumMígiʔé:sa •
we didn't see each other for a long time
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halíŋa •
(for) a long time
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halíŋa lígiyé:sa •
I didn't see him for a long time
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halíŋa šemuyé:s ʔwáʔ ʔéʔišŋa ʔló:t •
But she wasn't here for long yesterday
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halíŋa lé:ši diwgayáyʔi •
We were talking for a long time
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halíŋa lé:ši léšmi •
We were singing for a long time
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zí:gɨn halíŋa léʔwi •
I was eating chicken for a long time
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zí:gɨn halíŋa léʔwiŋa digamaʔé:si •
I was eating the chicken for a long time, but I didn't eat it up
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lí:nuya halíŋa leʔášaʔi •
We will be in Reno for a long time
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rí:noya halíŋa léw léʔayʔgi •
We were in Reno for a long time
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halíŋa šému wewgúʔušaš léw lép'amayʔgi •
It took a long time for us to get there
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halíŋa šému lélšɨmuweʔé:sayʔgi •
I didn't fall asleep for a long time
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halíŋaŋa ʔí:yeweʔé:si •
She didn't go for a long time
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halíŋa dáŋal dó:damamaʔé:si •
It took them a long time to finish building the house
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halíŋayé:s dáŋal dó:daʔmámaʔi •
It didn't take very long for them to finish the house
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halíŋa gumlešéʔeša mɨ́:lɨt'i •
He won the long race
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halíŋa gumlešéʔeša mɨ́:lɨt'udi téštiw gumheméwli •
He was winning the race for a long time, and the he lost
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gó:beʔ halíŋa métuʔi •
The coffee was cold for a long time
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halíŋa lí: metuʔmámaʔi •
It's been cold for a long time
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halíŋa šému gó:beʔ métuʔetiʔi •
It took a long time for the coffee to cool down
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rí:noya halíŋa léʔayʔgi •
I was in Reno for a long time
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rí:no halíŋa wéwɨš léyeweʔayʔgi •
It took a long time to get to Reno
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halíŋa lí: ʔíyeweʔlegi •
He left a long time ago
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zí:gɨn halíŋa léʔewlegi •
I was eating the chicken for a long time