ta focus marker on deictics: this one, that one / focus marker for [...]

Part of Speech	particle
Phonetic Form	ta
Lovono Equivalent	ta

1. • focus marker on deictics: this one, that one
   • • Gram

   Syntactic Restriction

   clause-final, following pronoun or demonstrative

   • • Example 897:
       

       Ini ta!

       That's it!

       Example Comment

       with focus [ta](ta_1)

     • Example 2271:
       

       Dapa gete 'none na ta ene!

       My boys, here they are!

2. • focus marker for time: now or then (and not any other time)

   Syntactic Restriction

   following demonstrative with temporal value

   • • Example 2272:
       

       Katae ka ni-e na ta!

       Today is my first day eating this!

Related entries

• See also:
  • na ta focal deictic, speaker-centred: this one / time focus, proximal: now (and not any other time)
  • pon ta focal deictic, addressee-centered: that one, like you're saying or doing / focus marker for time: then (and not any other time)