how are you?
hoⁿ
(hǫ),
haⁿ (hą)
what, how, in what manner (RR-Quapaw)
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How are you? |
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hoⁿ
ni-she (hǫ nišé) |
Speaker - Maude Supernaw |
how, in what manner - you moving, doing that |
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How are you? |
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hoⁿ
niⁿ-khe (hǫ nįkhé) |
Speaker - Odestine McWatters |
how, in what manner - you sitting, doing that |
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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison
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hoⁿ (hǫ), haⁿ (hą)
- what, how, in what manner (RR-Quapaw)
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ha (ha)
- what (F) - (Omaha)
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hau (hau)
- what (M) - (Omaha)
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haⁿ (hą́ą)
- how about, so, an exclamation used especially in
storytelling (CQ-Osage)
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ha (haa)
- indefinite, many of the question words are indefinites
with initial ha (haa) (CQ-Osage)
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