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haliŋa

haliŋa • NS • (for a) long time

Examples

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