ʔiwiʔ •
NS
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on, over
Examples
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lewhuʔíwiʔ dawgayáyʔ dugá:gu Léhuyi •
We don't know how to talk to defend ourselves.
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t'é:liwhu t'é:k'eʔ ʔugálisi šáwlamhu ʔíwiʔ •
The man is older than the girl.
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tulí:šiʔ lɨ́:pgiši géwe ʔíwiʔ •
The wolf is running faster than the coyote.
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t'é:liwhu dípiʔ šáwlamhu ʔíwiʔ máŋaʔi •
The man threw a blanket over the girl.
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demuc'úc'u muc'úc'u šémuyi t'á:gɨm ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
The berries are way sweeter than the pine nuts.
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delélegiʔ t'éweʔ dewgúʔuš dac'ác'imiʔ ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
The red one is longer than the green one.
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mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔi šáwlamhu ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
The boy is way taller than the girl.
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mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔ šémuyi šáwlamhu ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
The boy is way taller than the girl.
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mé:hu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi šáwlamhu ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
The boy is taller than the girl.
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bec'ɨ́lšiʔ t'é:weʔ dewgíʔiš k'éʔi té:bɨl ʔíwiʔ •
The rope is longer than the table.
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ʔitdémlu ʔíwiʔ •
on the table
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wí:diʔ t'á:gɨm muʔáŋiʔi wí:diʔ ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
Intended: these pine nuts taste better than those ones.
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dawp'áp'ɨl wí:diʔ delélegiʔ Migiʔáŋawiʔi delc'ác'imiʔ ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
The red flower is prettier than the yellow one.
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ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
way past
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wí:diʔ t'á:gɨm muʔáŋiʔi hádigi ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
These pine nuts taste better than those ones.
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wí:diʔ deMigilá:tuʔ k'éʔi hádigi ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
This one is (way) prettier than that one.
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t'é:k'eʔ dewdíʔiš k'éʔi dewp'áp'ɨl ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
There are (way) more trees than flowers.
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wí:diʔ k'étep mí:p'ɨli wí:diʔ ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
This jar is (much) more full than that one
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dípiʔ máŋaʔi Máʔšamišge ʔíwiʔ •
He threw a blanket over the one who was lying down
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ʔitdímeʔ ʔitdémlu ʔíwiʔ ʔíʔiyi •
There is a cup on the table
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t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ šému k'éʔi daʔmóʔmoʔ ʔíwiʔ gáyap •
The man is taller than the woman
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dewdíʔiš t'é:k'eʔ ʔíʔiyi daláʔak ʔíwiʔ •
There are a lot of trees on top of mountains
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daláʔak ʔíwiʔ dewdíʔiš t'é:k'eʔ Móŋili •
A lot of trees are growing on the mountain