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English: Translation
Question and emphatic marker.
Part of Speech
particle
inter.
Semantic Domain
Language and Communication
Example Sentence
Ntól a?
English: Example Sentence
Are you well?
Example Sentence
Shinnéw a
English: Example Sentence
? Who are they?
Example Sentence
Sha ya a?
English: Example Sentence
Who is s/he, it? Who is that?
Example Sentence
Hatnáka pel a?
English: Example Sentence
How far is it?
Example Sentence
Shok nká a?
English: Example Sentence
What’s the matter with you? (lit. What do you have?)
Example Sentence
Ntól a
English: Example Sentence
? Are you well?
Example Sentence
Hatnáka mec a?
English: Example Sentence
How tall are you?
Example Sentence
Tol a
English: Example Sentence
It is good
Example Sentence
Shul itáņ a?
English: Example Sentence
Where is the dog?
Notes
Sentence source: Gatschet and Swanton 1932: 23.
Source
kaufman-david-v-2022-atakapa-ishakkoy-dictionary-second-edition-exploration-pressp. 4