ᦅᧃ1kan⁴5001conjunctionifᦅᧃ ᦁᦱ ᦟᦰ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦟᦳᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦀᧂᧈ ᦂᦴ ᦤᦸ.If you are so great come down and fight with me.ᦅᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦃᦱᧉ ᧞.If you work like a king you will eat like a slave.9.6.2.8Condition2conjunctionwhenᦅᧃ ᦣᦸᧆ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦡᦹᧅ ᦌᧁ ᦅᧄ ᦵᦡᧁ.When they got to the house they rested there.ᦅᧃ ᦞᧃ ᦘᦳᧅ ᦋᧁᧉ ᦙᦱ, ᦣᧁ ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦔᦱ.When the morning comes, we will go into the water and catch fish.8.4.6.6.5Every time9.2.3.2Indefinite pronouns
9.2.3.2. Indefinite pronouns
ᦉᧂ1saŋ¹ᦌᦱ25001interrogative pronounwhat; whichᦂᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ?What are you eating?ᦈᧁᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦉᧂ?What is your name?9.2.3.4Question words2interrogative pronounwhyᦩᦻ ᦷᦎ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦉᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦃᧁ ᦣᦱ?Why does this water buffalo have no horns?9.2.3.4Question words3demonstrative pronounany; anything; somethingᦙᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦅᧄ ᦉᧂ.She didn't say anything.ᦙᦹᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦷᦜᧈ ᦉᧂ.You don't have any desirable qualities.ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦉᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦺᦔ ᦡᦾᧉ.When they have something they will call you to go eat.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦎᦱᧄᦉᧂᦑᦲᧈᦉᧂᦵᦓᦲᧉᦐᧂᦙᧂᦉᧂᦔᦲᧃᦉᧂᦵᦖᦲᧃᦉᧂᦢᧁᧈᦉᧂᦵᦣᧆᦉᧂ
ᦺᦐ2naj¹5001interrogative pronounwhereᦶᦎᧃᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦟᦳᧅ ᦺᦐ ᦙᦱ?Where does electricity come from?9.2.3.4Question words2demonstrative pronounwherever; anywhere; somewhereᦙᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦺᦐ ᦖᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦋᦸᧄ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦠᧃᧉ. Wherever he goes the dog follows him.ᦑᦲᧈ ᦉᦳᧆ ᦙᦱ ᦙᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦺᦐ.In the end he didn't go anywhere.ᦺᦆᧈ ᦓᧂᧈ ᦺᦐ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦓᧂᧈ, ᦺᦆᧈ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦺᦐ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ.If they want to sit somewhere they sit; if they want to go somewhere they go.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronouns3demonstrative adjectiveeach. [Note: Used with a classifier.]ᦖᦱᧅ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦐᧅ ᦐᦽᧈ ᦺᦐ ᧕ ᦣᦾᧉ ᦵᦆᦲᧉ.The weight of each fruit is 500 grammes.ᦎᦴ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦺᦐ ᦀᧁ ᦺᦝ ᦒᦱᧆ ᦂᦸᧂᧉ ᧚ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦵᦙᦲ.We each took a torch and left the house.8.1.5Allᦋᦲᧃᧉᦺᦐᦺᦐᦓᧃᧉ
ᦑᦲᧈᦉᧂtii⁵saŋ¹20001interrogative pronounwhatᦙᦹ ᦊᦲᧇ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦉᧂ?What are you holding in your hand?9.2.3.4Question words2demonstrative pronounany; anything; somethingᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᦹᧂ ᦓᦲᦰ.I haven't done anything to you.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦑᦲᧈᦉᧂ1
ᦑᧁᧈᦺᦡtaw⁵daj¹5001interrogative pronounhow much; how manyᦃᦻ ᦑᧁᧈ ᦺᦡ?How much are you selling it for?ᦓᧄᧉ ᦐᧅ ᦙᦲ ᦑᧁᧈ ᦺᦡ ᦋᦱ?How much does it weigh?9.2.3.4Question words2adjectiveso much; so manyᦐᦸᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦑᧁᧈ ᦺᦡ.The number of rice shoots that there are.ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦍᦱᧅ ᦑᧁᧈ ᦺᦡ.It isn't so very difficult.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦑᧁᧈ1ᦺᦡ1
ᦑᧂᦶᦠᧂᧈᦗᧂᦗᦻtaŋ⁴hæŋ²paŋ⁴paaj⁴nouneverywhereᦙᦱᧉ ᦟᦲᧂᧈ ᦔᦾᧉ ᦑᧂ ᦶᦠᧂᧈ ᦗᧂ ᦗᦻ.There were horses galloping everywhere.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦑᧂᦶᦠᧂᧈᦗᧂ2ᦗᦻ
ᦓᦹᧂᧈnɯŋ⁵5001numeralone. [Note: The numeral one is written ᧚ as a single digit, or ᧑ when part of a larger number. The number one (like other numbers) precedes the classifier. When ᦓᦹᧂᧈ follows the classifier it is not a number, but an indefinite demonstrative (see sense 2).]᧚ 1᧑ᦃᦲᧂ ᧚ ᦎᦸᧃᧈ.One piece of ginger.ᦃᦲᧂ ᧑᧑ ᦎᦸᧃᧈ.Eleven pieces of ginger.8.1.1.1.1One8.1.1.1Cardinal numbers2demonstrative adjectivea; an (indefinite)ᦙᦲ ᦇᦴ ᦷᦎ ᧚ ᦵᦜᦲᧆᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ.A snake slithered out.ᦀᧁ ᦍᦴ ᦙᦱ ᦂᦱᧃᧉ ᧚, ᦔᧆ ᦦᦱᧆ ᦊᦱᧅ ᦵᦊᦲᧉ.He took a broom and swept up the garbage.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦒᦲ᧚
ᦓᧇᦑᦲᧈnap⁵tii⁵20001pre-verbrashly; unreasonably; arbitrarily (literally: wrong place)ᦉᧂ ᧞ ᦓᧇ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦡᦴ ᦶᦩᧃ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦣᦱ?Why do you disrespect me without reason?ᦶᦙᧈ ᦙᦱᧃ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦓᧇ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦺᦋᧉ ᦊᦳᧂᧈ ᦊᦱ.A pregnant woman should not take just any old medicine.ᦓᧇ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦈᦳ ᦡᦾᧉ ᦟᦻᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ.He unwisely travelled as a con man with some other people.7.5.5.1Disorganized9.6.2.5.2Without cause2pre-verbany old placeᦺᦆᧈ ᦵᦍᧁᧈ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦺᦐ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦓᧇ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦵᦍᧁᧈ.When they need to pee, they do it just anywhere.8.3.7.7.1Wrong, unsuitable8.5.1.7Indefinite location8.5Location9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦓᧇ1ᦑᦲᧈ
ᦔᦱᧃᦺᦡpaan¹daj¹2000post-verbin whatever wayᦟᦱᧅ ᦶᦣᧂ ᦔᦱᧃ ᦺᦡ ᦟᦸᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ.No matter how hard he pulled, the cart would not come out.ᦐᧂᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦵᦞ ᦟᦱ ᦠᦹᧂ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦔᦱᧃ ᦺᦡ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦟᦹᧄ ᦂᧃ.No matter how much time passes we will not forget each other.ᦃᧁ ᦀᦴᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦔᦱᧃ ᦺᦡ ᦺᦕ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦎᦳᧂᧈ ᦈᧇ ᦷᦎ ᦵᦡᧁ.No matter how much they talked, nobody spoke about how it touched them personally.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦔᦱᧃ1ᦺᦡ1
ᦺᦕpʰaj¹5001interrogative pronounwhoᦺᦕ ᦈᧅ ᦵᦟᧂᧉ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦎᧁᧉ ᦂᦴ ᦓᦸ.Who will look after my children?9.2.3.4Question words2demonstrative pronounwhoever; anybody; each personᦺᦕ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦠᦱᧄᧉ ᦺᦕ.Nobody could restrain anybody.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦺᦕᦙᧃᦺᦕᦢᧁᧈᦑᦸᧈ
ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈpɤn⁵500nounsomebody; anybody; other people; strangersᦵᦉ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦺᦖ.He was sued by somebody.ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦂᦴ ᦎᦱ ᦢᦸᧆᧈ ᦤᦸ.People say I am blind.ᦗᦲᧈ ᦓᦸᧂᧉ ᧓ ᦔᦲ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᦱ ᦂᧃ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ.If siblings don't meet for three years they become strangers.ᦌᦹᧉ ᦍᦱᧅ ᦵᦜᦲ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦺᦈ ᦅᦳᧃ.The thing that is most difficult (difficult exceeding others) to buy is the heart of a person.2Person9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦎᦱᧂᧈᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈᦶᦔᧃᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈᦝᦸᧃᧉᦢᧁᧈᦵᦖᦲᧃᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈᦢᦱᧃᧉᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈᦵᦙᦲᧂᦑᦱᧃᧈ
ᦡᧂᧈᦣᦹdaŋ²hɯɯ⁴5001demonstrative pronounanything; whateverᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ.He couldn't do anything about it.ᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦅᦱᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ.No matter what he did he couldn't climb out.ᦀᦻᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦌᦹᧈ, ᦙᦲ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.This man was honest; whatever he had to say he said it.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronouns2interrogative pronounwhat; howᦵᦍᦰ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦈᦲᧂᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦷᦕᧆᧈ?What can we do to help?ᦜᧂ ᦆᦱ ᦶᦎᧄᧈ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦵᦟᧂᧉ ᦷᦣ ᦩᦻ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦣᦱ?The roof is so low; how will we be able to keep cattle in here?9.2.3.4Question wordsᦡᧂᧈᦣᦹ
ᦢᧁᧈᦉᧂbaw²saŋ¹ᦢᧁᧈᦌᦱ5001interrogative pronounwhat; why; howᦁᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ?What is this?ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦺᦠᧉ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦆᦹᧃ.Why do children cry in the night?ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦈᧅ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦓᦳᧄ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ?How do you care for children's milk teeth?9.2.3.4Question words2demonstrative pronounwhatever; anything; somethingᦚᧃ ᦠᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.Whatever you dream, may it be like that.ᦈᧁᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦵᦔᧃᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦃᦸᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ.You can change into anything you want.ᦶᦎᧄᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦗᦸᧇ.He wrote something in his book.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦢᧁᧈᦉᧂ1ᦔᦲᧃᦢᧁᧈᦉᧂ
ᦣᦹhɯɯ⁴20001demonstrative pronounanything; somethingᦙᦹᧂ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦵᦎᦲᧉ.You don't have to say anything.ᦃᧁ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦣᦹ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦋᦴ ᦅᧄ ᦷᦈᧃ.They couldn't do anything and so they agreed to what the robbers said.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronouns2interrogative pronounwhy; what; howᦙᦹᧂ ᦣᦹ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦶᦎᧂᧈ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦊᦱᧁᧉ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦋᦱ?Why don't you build a house like everybody else?ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦈᧅ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦣᦹ?If I don't do this, what should I do?ᦉ ᦗ ᦏ ᦂᦴ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦌᧄᧉ, ᦣᦹ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ.I have them all. How can you say I don't have them?9.2.3.4Question words3exclamationexclamation of doubt or ponderingᦣᦹ, ᦺᦈ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦋᦻ ᦌᦹ ᧞ ᦋᦸᧄᧉ ᦎᦲᧇᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦀᦲᧉ.Hmm, how can the hearts of men be so narrow?ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦣ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦣᦹ?Is that really your cow?9.2.3.4Question wordsᦉᦹᧈᦣᦹᦞᧃᦣᦹᦡᧂᧈᦣᦹᦵᦣᧆᦣᦹ
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