pahi ta In the examples below the speaker expresses his anger pointing [...]

Part of Speech	adv.constr
MWE Structure	adv - emphatic particle
Morphology	pahi ta
Gloss	though (emphasis)

• • In the examples below the speaker expresses his anger pointing to something obvious, which seems to similar to English question tags like 'ain't I' and 'didn't he'.
  • • emotions

  • • Example 5263:
      

      "Enaa pahi ta e mutaman e Bukimeasun."

      "I am your husband Bukimeasun, ain't I?"

      Source: Nah 02E(Eno) 133

    • Example 5264:
      

      "E maagee tean he e Gaagin?" ... "Paa momohu pahi mau ta!"

      "But what about your friend Gaagin?" ... "He went ahead of me, didn't he?"

      Source: Aro 05E(Eno) 054-56

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• See also:
  • pahi though; however; nevertheless; inspite of
  • ta⁵ wow! what an amazing ...!