-aye-/-ye- + PART/DUPL

  • Translationto be so many of something; for there to be so many in number; to be so many times
    Part of speechverb base
    Semantic categorynumbers
    NoteThis verb always takes either the partitive or the duplicative prepronominal prefix.
    See also
    iyändehwayeh"to be so many dollars (when counting)"
    teyändehwayeh"two dollars (lit. two beaver pelts)"
    teohwihstayeh"two cents (lit. two fish scales)"
    Tho iwayeh?"How many are there? How many times?"
ExamplePrononciationTranslationSound
Tho iwayeh?[tho i-WA-yeh]How many are there? How many times?
Tsoutare’ iwayeh.[tsou-ta-re’ i-WA-yeh]There are seven (things); it’s seven times.
Tho iwayenen’?[tho i-wa-YE-nen’]How many were there?
Tho ewayehk?[tho e-WA-yehk]How many will be there be?
Conjugation ClassC-radical (et a-radical)
Verb Classstatif
Morphological Analysis
Morphological Gloss
Grammar NotesLa variante -aye- est employée lorsqu’il n’y a aucune racine nominale incorporée.
Aspect MoodHabitualStativePerfectiveImpérativePurposive
Suffix----h------
Alternant----ye- (-aye-)------
Pronominal Prefixes---agent------
Approximate Translation---être tel nombre actuellement------