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VTA Conjunct and the Independent Dubitative
Sentences with the negative particle apu 'not', question-word questions with tshekuan 'what' and tanite 'where'
Sentences that correspond with English 'probably', 'perhaps', etc.
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Pien mak Mani-An
Tanite etat Tshaune?
Where is Tshaune (Johnny)?
Tshuapamati a tshatutet?
Did you see him leave?
Apu uapamak anite uiesh.
I don't see him anywhere.
Utauia nana uitshietshe tshemikaitsheniti.
He (absent) must be helping his father cut wood.
Eshe, tshitapuenatshe.
Yes, you're probably right.
Tshekuen uiapamat nete?
Who do you see over there?
Eukuannua an a Tshaune ushima?
Is that Tshaune's (Johnny's) younger sister?
Mauat, apu uapamimaki.
No, I don't see her.
Auen mupishtuat Tshauneua uikanishinua?
Who is visiting Tshaune's (Johnny's) family?
Tshaune utussa Uashat ka taniti.
It's Tshaune's (Johnny's) aunt who lives in Uashat.
Apu shukᵘ tshissenimimaki.
I don't know her very well.
Tan tshe ishpish natshi-mupishtuat Tshaune uikanisha nete Uashat?
When will Tshaune (Johnny) be going to visit his relatives in Uashat?
Tshi nishuminashtakanniti tshika natshi-mupu nete, nititenimau.
In two weeks, I think he will go there for a visit.
Ekᵘ nitshituten. Nui uitshiau nikaui miaushut.
Well, I'm leaving. I want to help my mother pick berries.
