ïohwihsta’eh

Translation

for the bell to have rung so many times (to tell time)

Part of speech

particle

Semantic category

time

Note

This particle needs to be preceded by a number to specify how many times the bell was rung (see examples).

See also

Tho ïohwihsta’eh?	"What time is it? (lit. How many times has the bell rung? How many times has the metal been hit?)"
ohwihsta’	"fish scales; metal; bell; anything that shines like fish scales"
teohwihsta’eh	"for the bell to have rung twice (to tell time)"
tsohwihsta’eh	"for the bell to have rung once (to tell time)"

Example	Prononciation	Translation	Sound
[wa-hia’ i-oh-wih-STA’-eh]	Il est six heures (litt. la cloche a sonné six fois).	Ahsenh en’tron’ iskare’ ïohwihsta’eh.
[ah-senh en’-tron’ i-ska-re’ i-oh-wih-STA’-eh]	Il est 19 h (litt. la cloche a sonné 19 fois).

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