-aye-/-ye- + PART/DUPL
Translation to be so many of something; for there to be so many in number; to be so many times Part of speech verb base Semantic category numbers Note This 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?"
| Example | Prononciation | Translation | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Class | C-radical (et a-radical) |
|---|---|
| Verb Class | statif |
| Morphological Analysis | |
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| Grammar Notes | La variante -aye- est employée lorsqu’il n’y a aucune racine nominale incorporée. |
| Aspect Mood | Habitual | Stative | Perfective | Impérative | Purposive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffix | --- | -h | --- | --- | |
| Alternant | --- | -ye- (-aye-) | --- | --- | |
| Pronominal Prefixes | --- | agent | --- | --- | |
| Approximate Translation | --- | être tel nombre actuellement | --- | --- |