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-e

(suffix) question (like '?')

Keyword(s):

-sen

I (suffix)

Keyword(s):

-sxw

Suffix meaning "you"

Keyword(s):

Á

Á:7a

Keyword(s):

á7leng

Keyword(s):

C

che

Keyword(s):

E

e

universal preposition

Keyword(s):

en-

Keyword(s):

estl’ótl’em

alright, right, correct

Keyword(s):

esx̲wen7íng

Keyword(s):

É

éy7

Keyword(s):

Í

í7

and (sometimes 'or')

Keyword(s):

K

kw

(invisible) the, a

L

lá7

Keyword(s):

M

man

Keyword(s):

N

ne-

Keyword(s):

nékw

(emphatic) you!

Keyword(s):

nílh

Keyword(s):

nów7

Keyword(s):

Ó

ól7

Keyword(s):

S

schá7che7

friend, relative (singular)

Keyword(s):

se

feminine the, a

Si7ám

sir, ma'am, respected one

Keyword(s):

siyá

this (feminine)

sná7

Keyword(s):

T

tan

Keyword(s):

tiyá

Keyword(s):

tl'ál

Keyword(s):

tse

Keyword(s):

U

u7

(accompaniment) or contemporaneous; am, are, do

Keyword(s):

W

wát

Keyword(s):

X

x̲in

Keyword(s):

Xwlémi

Keyword(s):

Xws7ámesh

Keyword(s):

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