This present time, as a time of day, a day, week, month, year, season, time of a happening.
Ad ugwan ya ma'ūgaw ti mi''id di būnut.
This present time it is dry because there are no clouds.
This time noun is optionally preceded by a time determiner hi1 4b. A specific time within the present time period may be specified by an followed by a time noun, time verb or temporal verb phrase.
Ad ugwan an būlan.
This present month.
Ad ugwan an nahdom.
This present nighttime.
Ad ugwan an nundogha'.
This present time of my sickness.
A past time within the present daytime or nighttime periods may be specified by hi followed by either a time verb or temporal verb phrase inflected for past tense:
Ad ugwan hi noyob.
This past early afternoon
(spoken during the same daytime period but sometime after early afternoon);
Ad ugwan hi nagīno'.
This past late evening
(spoken the same evening but sometime after late evening):
Ad ugwan hi immalianmi.
This past time when we came
(spoken either the same daytime or nighttime period but sometime after the event). A future time within the present daytime or following nighttime period or within the present nighttime period may be specified by hi and either a time verb or temporal verb phrase inflected for nonpast tense, or a time noun.
Ad ugwan hi mahīlip.
This coming midafternoon
(spoken during the same daytime period but sometime before midafternoon);
Ad ugwan hi lumabi.
This coming midnight
(spoken either during an immediately preceding daytime period or during the same nighttime period but sometime before midnight);
Ad ugwan hi umayanmi.
This coming time when we will go
(spoken either during the same daytime or nighttime period as the event or during an immediately preceding daytime period);
Ad ugwan hi hoddomna.
This coming midevening
(spoken either during an immediately preceding daytime period or during the same nighttime but sometime before midevening). If spoken during an immediately preceding daytime period, hi is often replaced by hitun umālin:
Ad ugwan hitun umālin lumabi.
This coming midnight.
ad abiggat, Time Nouns with Preceding Time Determiners,