yuhw
yuhw
yəxʷ
Noun
must, must have, perhaps
CNN-N0822
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Note
Evidential particle expressing doubt or inference.
yuhw
yəxʷ
ADV
must have, perhaps
(RP 161275) HP-6069
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√yuhw
Note
Dubitive particle, indicating the speaker is not completely sure. A particle occuring after the first word in the clause.
Examples
stem yuhw ’a’lu kw’un’a ’i tuw’ xet’kw’um’.
I wonder what that gnawing sound is.
RP 80BB s1853
nem’ yuhw tsun ts’ewulhtun ’u tthu su’els.
I should go help with the lifting.
RP 161275 s1284
ni’ yuhw ch tuw’ hwyuxwalust lhu statluw’...
You must have cleaned the creek out...
RP 80A s1694
lhumuhw yuhw tse’ ’e’uth ’i’elh tth’i’tth’xwa’ithi’num’ thu pous.
The cat keeps washing her mouth, maybe it is going to rain.
RP 80C s1894
’i yuhw ts’u ’uw’ yutl’ul’im’.
They must have been going the right way.