ʔu

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prefix
pastəducid
  1. (indicating an activity that is completed or as a whole; often expressed in English as the past or perfect tense)
    • ʔuqada
    stole

usage notes: May be pronounced as "u" if a consonant comes immediately before.

particle (interrogative predicate particle)
pastəducid
  1. (indicating a yes/no question)
    • aciɫtalbixʷ ʔu tsiʔiɫ sɫadəyʔ ʔal tudi diʔi.
    Is that woman way over there Indian?
    • ʔaciɫtalbixʷ čəxʷ ʔu.
    Are you Indian?

usage notes: Pronounced either as /o/ or /u/ (u as in English boot). Also, the ʔ sound is often dropped in relaxed speech. The position in a sentence is after the predicate and any čəd type word.



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