iʔi

iʔi • v. • exist, be

Examples

• wí:diʔ ʔitdímeʔ hút'aŋa géyaŋa t'íʔiyé:s • There's nothing in this cup
• hút'aŋa géyaŋa t'íʔiyé:s • There's nothing in it
• ʔitdímeʔ hút'aŋa géyaŋa t'íʔiyé:s • There's nothing in the cup
• lák'aʔ ʔitdímeʔa hút'aŋaŋa ʔiʔiyé:saš hénuŋ ʔíʔiyi lák'aʔ ʔitdímeʔa • In one cup there is nothing, in on cup there is a little bit.
• ʔitgé:gela ʔwáʔ háʔwaʔ ʔitguáŋaʔ ʔíʔiyi • There are four chairs here in the living room
• ʔitdémluya háʔwaʔ ʔíʔiyi • There are four at the table
• ʔitdémluya gígɨlewɨl ʔíʔiyi háʔwaʔ ʔitguláŋaʔ • There are four chairs around the table
• háʔwaʔ ʔitguláŋaʔ ʔíʔiyi ʔitdémluya gígɨlewɨl • There are four chairs around the table
• ʔitdémluya gígɨlewɨl háʔwaʔ ʔitguláŋaʔ ʔíʔiyi • There are four chairs around the table
• ʔitdímeʔ ʔitdémlu ʔíwiʔ ʔíʔiyi • There is a cup on the table
• míʔleʔiʔiʔé:s • not every time
• t'á:gɨm léʔwušayʔgaʔ míʔleʔiʔiʔé:s • I ate pinenuts, not every time
• dipú:lul dá: ʔíʔiyi • My car is there
• hélmeʔ má:mayʔ ʔíʔiyišda gahá:ši • there are three baskets, and he is going to dump them in there
• dewdíʔiš t'é:k'eʔ ʔíʔiyi daláʔak ʔíwiʔ • There are a lot of trees on top of mountains
• behéziŋ porch ʔíʔiyišda • There was a small porch
• ʔábuluš hésgeʔ guweʔé:be ʔíʔiyiŋa ʔí:bik mamaʔé:sáʔyiʔi • The apples have been there for two days, but they are not ripe yet!