’i’
’i’
ʔiʔ
Noun
and
CNN-N0794
’i’
ʔiʔ
Noun
here and now
CNN-N0804
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Auxiliary verb.
’i’
ʔiʔ
Verb
to be here, to be now
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Also an auxiliary verb.
’i’
ʔiʔ
and (conjunction marker)
(WS Eagle Story) HP-6655
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√’i’
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See also nominal forms with s-function as coordinate clauses nu-s-. See, e.g., sus and sis.
Examples
ni’ hwi’ wil’ ’u kwthu ni’ shni’s ’i’ ni’ tl’e wulh huye’.
He would show up at one place and he would leave again.
WS Seal Story s3203
ni·i·i’ xut’e ’u tthey’ ’i’ wulh nem’ sew’q’ tthuw’ne’ullh.
When this happened the people started a search party.
WS Eagle Story s3061
ni’ ’u kwu’i tum’xuytl’ ’i’ tl’uw’ ’a’luxutus kwthu s’ulhtuns mukw’ stem.
During the cold winter they collected food of all kinds together.
WS Eagle Story s2760
’uw’ hay ’ul’ tthu tuxwa’tsth ’i’ tthu tth’um’eens...
It was only the bows and the arrows....
WS Eagle Story s3020
ni’ wa’lu tl’am kwun’s ’unuhwulup...wulh ’unuhw tseep kwu’elh...
Perhaps it is time you PL stopped (searching...you must stop...
WS Eagle Story s2762
yuthustum “ni’ lumnum kwthu un’mun’u ’i’ ni’ wulh hwunets’.
They said, “Your son was seen and he has already changed (into a seal.
WS Seal Story s3317
’i’ hay tthu na’nuts’a’ hay ’uwu.
And the other one was not married.
WS Eagle Story s2664
ha’ tsun nem’ hwu’alum’ nem’ ’u kwthunu snuhwulh ’i’ xwum nem’ tl’pilustum.
If I return to my canoe, it (a seal will go under.
WS Seal Story s3169
’i’ ’uwu te’ wa’lu un’stsle’t kwun’ skwunuhw.
But there isn’t any way that we can capture him.
WS Seal Story s3316
hwun’netulh ’i’ wulh ’umut.
He got up very early the next morning.