ti - positive statement marker

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

as - foot [foot by itself is asu’. The ‘u’ is dropped when using it in a sentence and the short ‘u’ in tiku changes to a long ‘û’ sound.]

ta’âri’ - hurting/ aching

tara’âri’ - [the -ra- changes the noun to a plural]

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