ti - positive statement marker

ku - I [tiku has been described as meaning, “something is happening to me”]

kara - stomach [stomach by itself is karâru’. The ‘u’ is dropped when using it in a sentence and the long ‘â’ sound changes to the short ‘a’ sound.]

ta’âri’ - hurting / aching [-ta’âri’ and -ra’âri’ mean the same thing]

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