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The Evidential and the Subjective
Evidential suffixes -tak and -shapan and the subjective affixes ka- ...-(u)a.
It seems that..., he must be..., I can see that..., it seems to me that...
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Uniam mak Shimun
Nuapatau atikᵘ.
I see caribou tracks.
Pimuteshapan atikᵘ.
A caribou must have walked by.
Eshe, tatakat atikuat nete katakᵘ.
Yes, it seems that there are some caribou way over there, in the distance.
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Tshan/Tshaune is elsewhere in the house. Shimun thinks he's asleep, but Shushan finds him awake.
Nipau a Tshaune?
Is Tshaune (Johnny) asleep?
Eshe, nipatak.
Yes, he seems to be asleep. [since I can hear him snoring]
Mauat, eka nipaua an.
No, I can see that he's not asleep after all.
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(Marianne checked that the meat was cooked by touching it)
Uiash tshishtetak.
The meat must be cooked.
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(There is a smell of cooked meat in the house)
Ueshausham! Mitshim ute ka-takuanutaka!
Oh! There must be food here!
