ᦐᧂᧉnaŋ³5001pre-verbsurely; certainlyᦙᧃ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦡᧇ ᦋᦲ ᦞᧂ ᦙᧃ ᧟.He will eat it, and that will surely end his life.9.4.4.2Sure2prepositionwith; accompanyingᦃᦲᧈ ᦵᦣᦲ ᦺᦔ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦅᦱᧉ.He rode on the boat with the merchant.7.2.5Accompany3prepositionindividually; one at a time (with a classifier)ᦶᦂᧉ ᦙᧆ ᦺᦙᧉ ᧟ ᦠᧅ ᦺᦔ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦂᦲᧂᧈ.He untied the bundle of sticks and broke them one stick at a time.ᦃᦸᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦣᦱᧁ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦠᦸ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦃᧁ ᦡᦲ ᦙᦱ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦞᧃ.Their way of life got better day by day.8.1.1.1.1One4prepositionfrom; originating fromᦌᦹᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦎᦱᧂᧈ ᦕ ᦵᦑᧆ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦙᦱ.They buy them from other countries.8.4.6.1.5Since, from5prepositionaboutᦕᦲᧆ ᦵᦏᧂ ᦂᧃ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦷᦣ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦓᦱ.They were arguing about his cows going into the field.3.5.1.2.9Be about, subject6prepositionlikeᦵᦉᦲᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦃᦱᧁ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ.The shirt could not be cleaned white like the others.8.3.5.2.2Like, similar7post-verbalsoᦋᦱᧆ ᦍᦲᧃ ᦕᦲᧆ ᦺᦈ ᦶᦑᧉ, ᦍᦲᧃ ᦖᦸᧂ ᦺᦈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦐᧂᧉ.She was very angry and also very sad.9.6.1.1And, alsoᦐᧂᧉᦀᦲᧆᦐᧂᧉᦶᦑᧉᦐᧂᧉᦶᦙᧃᧈᦐᧂᧉᦛᦱᧃᦐᧂᧉᦞᦱᧈᦐᧂᧉᦷᦡᧃᧈᦡᦴᦐᧂᧉ
8.1.1.1.1. One
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
ᦵᦡᧁ1dew¹500adjectivesingle; only one. [Note: Used with a classifier.]ᦙᧃ ᦙᦲ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦋᦻ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦵᦡᧁ.He had only one son.ᦆᦱᧇ ᦵᦡᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦌᧄᧉ ᦵᦉ.He ate it all in a single meal.ᦅᦳᧃ ᦵᦡᧁ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦏᧂ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦡᦾ ᦅᦸᧂᦰ.All by herself she built a hut in the mountains.8.1.1.1.1Oneᦵᦂᦲᧃᦵᦡᧁᦅᦳᧃᦵᦡᧁᦅᧄᦵᦡᧁᦺᦈᦵᦡᧁᦍᦱᧄᦵᦡᧁᦷᦎᦵᦡᧁᦑᦱᧂᦵᦡᧁᦓᧄᧉᦵᦡᧁᦗᦲᧈᦓᦸᧂᧉᦑᦸᧂᧉᦵᦡᧁᦟᦸᧉᦖᦱᧅᦵᦡᧁᦵᦡᧁᦂᧃᦢᧅᦵᦡᧁ᧚ᦵᦡᧁ
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