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VTI Conjunct
Sentences with the negative particle apu 'not', question-word questions with tshekuan 'what', tanite 'where' and tsheukuannu uet 'why', and subordinate clauses
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Pinashue mak Uniam
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Tshekuan miamitunenitamin?
What are you thinking about?
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Apu tshekuan mamitunenitaman.
I'm not thinking about anything.
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Ekᵘ tshin?
And you?
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Niminueniten nititeniten.
I'm thinking that I'm happy.
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Tshekuan etutamin?
What are you doing?
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Nitshimikaitshen.
I'm cutting wood.
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Tshiminuaten a tshemikaitshein?
Do you like cutting wood?
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Mauat, apu minuataman, mukᵘ nui apashtanan mita.
No, I don't like it, but we need wood.
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Shunien mak Mani
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Natuashish nete tau ninapem.
My husband is in Natuashish.
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Tipishkaniti ute tshika tau, kapimipanniti tshika pushu.
He will arrive tonight by plane.
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Apu minuatak nete Natuashish.
He doesn't like it in Natuashish.
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Tshekuannu uet eka minuatak?
Why doesn't he like it?
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Apu tshi kusset.
He can't fish.
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Tshekuannu uet eka tshi kusset nete Natuashish?
Why can't he fish in Natuashish?
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Apu ututit.
He doesn't have a boat.
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Tanite tekuannit utush?
Where is his boat?
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Sheshatshit ute takuannu.
It's here in Sheshatshiu.
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Minuatamᵘ a tshinapem e kusset?
Does your husband like to fish?
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Eshe.
Yes.