how many, how much

 

ho-noⁿ  (honǫ́)

 

how many, how much

Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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ha-naⁿ (haną́), ha-noⁿ (hanǫ́)

how much, many (RR-Quapaw)

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count

 

ha-ni-de  (haníde)

Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore

how many, however much or many

* ha-na i-te (haná itte) - however much or many (RR-Quapaw)

* ha-naⁿ hi-de (haną́ hide) - however many, much (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • ha-naⁿ (haną́), ha-noⁿ (hanǫ́) - how much, many (RR-Quapaw)
  • ha-noⁿ (há-noⁿ) - how much or how many (FL-Osage)
  • ha-naⁿ (háaną) - how many, how much (CQ-Osage)
  • ha-naⁿ tsʰe (háaną cʰe) - how many are there, how much is there (CQ-Osage)
  • ha-naⁿ (hánaⁿ) - how many, how much? (Kanza)

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  • haⁿ (hą), hoⁿ (hǫ) - what, how, in what manner (RR-Quapaw)
  • ha (ha) - what, female (Omaha/Ponca)
  • hau (hau) - what, male (Omaha/Ponca)
  • ha (haa) - indefinite, many of the question words are indefinites with initial ha (haa) (CQ-Osage)
  • haⁿ (hą́ą) - how about, so, an exclamation used especially in storytelling (CQ-Osage)