9.4.6. Yes

ᦵᦁᦲᦵᦁᦲᦁᦱᦁᦱʔɤɤ⁴ʔɤɤ⁴ʔaa⁴ʔaa⁴exclamationexclamation of agreement or approval9.4.6Yesᦵᦁᦲᦁᦱ1
ᦁᦹʔɯɯ⁴exclamationyes; exclamation of agreement9.4.6Yes9.2.7Interjections3.3.2.1Agree to do something
ᦃᦾᧉᦃᦾᧉxɔj³xɔj³exclamationexclamation of agreement, consent, deferenceᦙᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ: ᦃᦾᧉ ᦃᦾᧉ, ᧟ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦓᦸᧃ ᦜᧇ ᦶᦑᧉ ᧞.He said, 'I will', and then he fell sleep.9.4.6Yes9.2.7Interjectionsᦃᦾᧉ
ᦅᦱ1kaa⁴500final particleparticle used with yes/no questions that anticipate a positive answerᦣᧁ ᧒ ᦵᦃᦲ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉ ᦠᦻ ᦂᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦅᦱ?Why shouldn't we two be friends?ᦂᦴ ᦙᦱ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦉ ᦃᦲᦰ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦅᦱ?I can be a witness can't I?ᦂᦲᧃ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦶᦟᧂ ᧟ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦌᦽᧈ ᦙᦹ ᧞ ᦅᦱ?After you ate dinner you didn't wash your hands did you?ᦀᧁ ᦔᦱ ᦚᧂ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦣᦲᧄ ᦂᦸ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦐᦲᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦅᦱ?Why don't we bury the fish by this tree?ᦟᦴᧅ ᦣᧅ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦂᧇ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦡᦲ ᦅᦱ?If we can't have a child, wouldn't it be good to adopt somebody else's child?9.4.3.3Interrogative 9.4.6.2Markers expecting an affirmative answerᦢᧁᧈᦅᦱ
ᦺᦋᧈcaj⁵5001verb (intransitive)to be so; be correct; be the one meant or intendedᦵᦉᦲ ᦅᦳᧄ ᦷᦠ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦠᦱᧅ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦋᦰ ᦶᦑᧉ.The tiger felt his head to see, and it really was dirty.ᦙᦲ ᦇᦹᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦓᦾᧉ.He had not a little money.3.6.5Correct2exclamationyes; rightᦎᦸᧇᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ: ᦺᦋᧈ ᧞.He answered, 'That's right.'9.4.6Yes3.5.1.3True9.2.7Interjectionsᦢᧁᧈᦺᦋᧈᦃᦸᧂᦷᦡᧃᧈ
ᦐᦸᦰnɔʔ²2000final particlea particle asking for assentᦣᧁ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦃ ᦶᦐᧆ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦐᦸᦰ! Let's make pineapple rice to eat!ᦣᧁ ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦵᦎᦲᧄᧈ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦔᦳᧅᧈ ᦕᧅ ᦐᦸᦰ.Let's go help uncle plant his vegetables.9.4.6.2Markers expecting an affirmative answer
ᦙ/m̩/nounThis sound is the reduced pronunciation of several words including ᦢᧁᧈ 'not', ᦖᦱᧅ 'fruit', and ᦢᦱᧁᧈ 'young man'. In writing, the full word is spelled out. In pronunciation they are often reduced to a syllabic /m/. Sometimes they are reduced to silence and the only trace of their presence is a sandhi tone on the following word. See explanation of tone in the introduction9.4.6.1No, not
ᦢᧁᧈbaw²500pre-verbnot; no. [Note: In rapid speech the pronunciation of this word is shortened to just an 'm' sound.]ᦂᦸ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᦳᧂ.His rice plants were not tall.ᦶᦙᧈ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᧃ.You cannot see germs.ᦆᦲᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦣᧃ ᦷᦆᧈ ᦌᦸᧉ, ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ.You have not studied science so you don't know.9.4.6.1No, notᦺᦂᧉᦢᧁᧈᦺᦂᦂᦱᧃᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦟᦻᦂᦲᧃᦢᧁᧈᦛᦱᧃᦂᦲᧃᦢᧁᧈᦟᧄᦈᦱᦢᧁᧈᦡᦲᦺᦈᦢᧁᧈᦊᦴᧈᦷᦀᧅᦺᦈᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦆᦸᦶᦉᧁᦂᦲᧃᧈᦢᧁᧈᦏᦳᧅᧈᦉᦻᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦟᦻᦋᧁᧉᦢᧁᧈᦜᦱᧉᦋᧁᧉᦢᧁᧈᦶᦟᧂᦰᦐᦱᧉᦋᦱᧉᦎᦱᦢᧁᧈᦡᦲᦐᦱᧉᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦎᦱᦓᦸᧃᦢᧁᧈᦜᧇᦔᦱᧅᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦅᧄᦺᦕᦢᧁᧈᦑᦸᧈᦞᦱᧈᦢᧁᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦞᦱᧈᦢᧁᧈᦺᦡᧉᦠᦱᦅᦱᧈᦢᧁᧈᦺᦡᧉᦠᦸᧈᦢᧁᧈᦂᦳᧄᧉᦠᦸᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦵᦣᦲᧃᦠᦹᧂᦢᧁᧈᦓᦱᧃᦠᧃᦢᧁᧈᦈᦸᧉᦢᧁᧈᦀᧃᧉᦢᧁᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦅᦱᧈᦢᧁᧈᦺᦃᧉᦢᧁᧈᦐᦱᧁᦢᧁᧈᦃᧁᧉᦂᦱᧃᧉᦢᧁᧈᦃᧁᧉᦢᧁᧉᦢᧁᧈᦃᦱᧆᦢᧁᧈᦅᦱᦢᧁᧈᦅᦱᧈᦢᧁᧈᦅᦸᧉᦢᧁᧈᦉᧂᦢᧁᧈᦊᦱᧈᦢᧁᧈᦋᦱᧉᦢᧁᧈᦡᦻᦢᧁᧈᦺᦋᧈᦃᦸᧂᦷᦡᧃᧈᦢᧁᧈᦌᧄᧉᦢᧁᧈᦵᦉᧂᧉᦢᧁᧈᦍᦱᧅᦢᧁᧈᦏᦱᧉᦢᧁᧈᦵᦏᦲᧃᧉᦢᧁᧈ᧟ᦢᧁᧈᦐᦱᧉᦢᧁᧈᦎᦱᦢᧁᧈᦑᧁᧈᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦂᦱᧃᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦉᧂᦢᧁᧈᦔᦱᧅᦢᧁᧈᦤᧂᦢᧁᧈᦵᦖᦲᧃᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈᦢᧁᧈᦙᦲᦊᦱᧁᧉᦢᧁᧈᦙᦲᦵᦣᦲᧃᦢᧁᧈᦙᦲᦞᧃᦢᧁᧈᦙᦲᦷᦠᦢᧁᧈᦙᦲᦠᦱᧂᦢᧁᧈᦞᦱᧈᦢᧁᧈ᧟ᦢᧁᧈᦡᦲᦢᧁᧈᦡᦻᦢᧁᧈᦣᦴᧉᦃᦱᧆᦢᧁᧈᦣᦴᧉᦟᦹᧄᦢᧁᧈᦣᦴᧉᦢᧁᧈᦍᦲᧃ