haⁿ (hą), hoⁿ (hǫ)
what, how, in what manner (RR-Quapaw)
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What did you say? |
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haⁿ
i-she (hą išé) |
Speaker - Maude Supernaw |
what - you say |
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What did you say? |
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hoⁿ
she (hǫ́ šé) |
Speaker - Odestine McWatters |
what - you say |
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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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Is that so? |
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hoⁿ-e
(hǫ́e) |
Speaker - Odestine McWatters |
what, how - question marker |
* hoⁿ-e (hǫ́e) - What is it? (RR-Quapaw) |
* hoⁿ-e (hŭⁿ′ĕ) - How is it? (JOD-Quapaw) |
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How many? How much? |
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ho-noⁿ
(honǫ́) |
Speaker - Odestine McWatters |
How many? How much? |
* ha-naⁿ (haną́), ha-noⁿ (hanǫ́) - how much,
many (RR-Quapaw) |
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count |
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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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How are you (How are you doing)? |
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ha-zhoⁿ
ni-she (háažǫ nišé) |
Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore |
what/how you do - you moving, doing that |
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What are you going to do with it? |
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ha-zhoⁿ ta ni-she (háažǫ tta nišé) |
Speaker - Maude Supernaw |
what/how you do - will be - you moving, doing that |
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What do you want with it? |
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ha-zhoⁿ shkoⁿ-ta
(hážǫ škǫttá) |
Speaker - Maude Supernaw |
what/how you do - you want |
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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison
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haⁿ (hą), hoⁿ (hǫ)
- what, how, in what manner (RR-Quapaw)
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ha (ha)
- what, F (Omaha/Ponca)
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hau (hau)
- what, M (Omaha/Ponca)
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hoⁿ a-doⁿ (hoⁿ á-doⁿ)
- why, what (FL-Osage)
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ha (háa)
- indefinite prefix, many of the question words are
indefinates with initial ha (haa) (CQ-Osage)