t'e:k'eʔ •
quant. •
many
Examples
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t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ŋáwaya bedítiʔa ʔaš wát'aya guté:šiʔé:s pá:ʔma •
more pine nuts fall on the ground than in the river
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t'é:k'eʔ ʔát'abiʔ k'uyéʔeši •
Many fish swim underwater.
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t'é:k'eʔ dimó:niʔigelu pú:lul dibegúwehéligi •
If I were rich I would buy a car
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t'é:k'eʔ dimó:nigelu pú:lul digumbéguwaʔášaʔi •
If I were rich I would buy myself a car
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léši t'é:k'ew diMó:yabi •
we both ran by many people
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t'á:gɨm t'é:k'eŋa leʔwé:saʔ demuc'úc'u t'é:k'eʔ léʔwi •
I ate more berries than pinenuts.
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šáwlamhu t'é:k'eŋa dawgálisiʔé:s k'éʔi t'é:liwhuya •
The girl is younger than the man.
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t'é:liwhu t'é:k'eʔ ʔilšɨ́šɨšiʔ mámaʔi •
The man got heavy.
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t'é:liwhu t'é:k'eʔ ʔugálisi šáwlamhuya •
The man is older than the girl.
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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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t'é:liwhu hák'a šáwlamhu t'é:k'eʔ wewgíʔiši •
The man is as heavy as the girl.
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t'é:liwhu t'é:k'eʔ dewgó:k'aʔ k'éʔi šáwlamhu t'é:k'eŋa dewgó:k'aʔé:s k'áʔaš •
The man is older than the girl; The man is many years old, the girl is not so old.
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té:bɨl t'é:k'eŋa wewgíʔišé:si •
The table is not long.
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géwe t'á:gɨm t'é:k'eʔ sáʔigi tulí:šiʔ dúlel hé:ši •
The coyote has more pinenuts than the wolf.
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tulí:šiʔ t'á:gɨm t'é:k'eʔ sáʔigi géwe t'é:k'eŋa saʔé:saš •
The wolf has many pinenuts, the coyote doesn't have very many.
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t'é:liwhu t'é:k'eʔ dewgíʔiš k'éʔi míʔlaʔa •
The man is the biggest.
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t'é:k'eʔ dewdíʔiš k'éʔaš dewp'áp'ɨl t'é:k'eʔ šemuyé:s •
There are more trees than flowers. / There are many trees; there aren't many flowers.
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t'é:k'eʔ dewdíʔiš k'éʔi dewp'áp'ɨl ʔíleʔ •
There are more trees than flowers.
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t'é:k'eʔ dewdíʔiš k'éʔi dewp'áp'ɨl lélew •
There are more trees than flowers.
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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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t'é:k'eʔ mušéʔeš léweʔ •
There is lots to read
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dewdíʔiš t'é:k'eʔ yá:k'aʔi •
The tree has a lot of pinecones
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yá:k'aʔ t'é:k'eʔ gesó:šok •
Bring in lots of pinecones!
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dewdíʔiš t'é:k'eŋa yá:k'aʔé:si •
The tree doesn't have a lot of pinecones
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t'é:k'eʔ ʔéʔi •
There are lots
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t'é:k'eʔ ʔéʔayʔgi •
There were lots
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mé:hu t'é:k'eʔ Múʔuši šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy ran faster than the girl
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t'é:k'eŋa dewgíʔišé:s dewdíʔiš yá:k'aʔ gígɨlewɨl •
The pinecone isn't big around
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mé:hu t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwi šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy ate more pinenuts than the girl
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mé:hu t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwi šáwlamhu t'é:k'eŋa t'á:gɨm ʔiʔwé:aš •
The boy ate many pinenuts, the girl didn't eat many pinenuts. / The boy ate more pinenuts than the girl.
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mé:hu t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwi demuc'úc'uŋa ʔíʔw šemuyé:saʔ •
The boy ate many pinenuts, he didn't eat many berries. They boy ate more pinenuts than berries
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mé:hu t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwi demuc'úc'uŋa t'é:k'eŋa ʔiʔwé:saʔ •
The boy ate many pinenuts, he didn't eat many berries. / The boy ate more pinenuts than berries
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mé:hu t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwi demuc'úc'u dúlel hešiʔ •
The boy ate more pinenuts than berries
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géwe t'é:k'eʔ •
many coyotes
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mé:hu t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwi demuc'úc'u lélew •
The boy ate more pinenuts than berries
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mé:hu t'á:gɨm t'é:k'eʔ ʔíʔwi šáwlamhu dúlel héšiʔ •
The boy ate more pinenuts than the girl
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mé:hu t'á:gɨm t'é:k'eʔ ʔíʔwi •
The boy ate a lot of pinenuts
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mé:hu t'á:gɨm t'é:k'eŋa ʔiʔwé:si •
The boy didn't eat a lot of pinenuts
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béverli t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwi stí:vɨn t'é:k'eŋa ʔiʔwé:saš •
Beverly ate more pine nuts than Steven. / Baverly ate many pine nuts, Steven didn't eat many
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béverli t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwi demuc'úc'uŋa t'é:k'eŋa ʔiʔwé:saʔ •
Beverly ate more pine nuts than berries / Beverly ate many pine nuts, she didn't eat many berries
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béverli t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwaš stí:vɨn demuc'úc'u hénuŋ ʔíʔwaʔ •
Beverly ate ore pine nuts than Steven ate berries / Beverly ate many pine nuts, Steven ate a few berries
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béverli t'é:k'eʔ ʔíʔwaš stí:vɨn demuc'úc'u t'é:k'eŋa •
Beverly ate more pine nuts than Steven ate berries / Beverly ate many pine nuts, Steven didn't eat many berries
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béverli t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwaš stí:vɨn demuc'úc'u hénuŋ ʔíʔwaʔ •
Beverly ate more pine nuts than Steven ate berries / Beverly ate many pine nuts, Steven ate a few berries
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demuc'úc'u t'é:k'eŋa ʔiʔwé:saʔ •
He didn't eat many berries
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dihamuʔáŋawi t'é:k'eʔ léʔwigi Léʔi •
When I am happy, I eat a lot
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béverli t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwi stí:vin lélew •
Beverly ate more pinenuts than Steven
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béverli t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwaʔ stí:vin ʔíleʔ •
Beverly ate more pinenuts than Steven
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béverli t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwaʔ demuc'úc'u lélew •
Beverly ate more pinenuts than berries
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béverli t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwaʔ demuc'úc'u ʔíʔiw šemuyé:saʔ •
Beverly ate more pinenuts than berries. / Beverly ate many pinenuts, she didn't eat very many berries.
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t'é:k'eʔ heyéʔemašaʔúŋilaš gitbehúweʔ páyhayaʔ •
He was going to win a lot of money, but he lost his ticket
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šáwlamhuya t'é:k'eŋa wagálisé:si •
he is not older than the girl
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béverli t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔiʔiw stí:vin dúlel heši •
Beverly ate more pinenuts than Steven
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béverli t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔiʔiw demuc'úc'u dúlel heši •
Beverly ate more pinenuts than berries
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pú:lul delp'ílp'iliʔ t'é:k'eŋa dembiʔic'iʔé:s k'éʔi •
the blue car is not very expensive
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pú:lul delp'ílp'iliʔ t'é:k'eŋa dembiʔic'iʔé:s k'éʔi delélegiʔ t'é:k'eʔ dembíʔic'iʔ k'áʔaš •
the blue car is not very expensive, the red one is expsensive
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t'é:k'eʔ dimó:niʔi pú:lul hádigi dibegúweʔišgi k'éʔi •
If I had a lot of money, I would buy a car
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mó:niʔ t'é:k'eʔ disáʔi pú:lul hádigi dibegúweʔgalámigi Léʔi •
If I had a lot of money, I would want to buy that car
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t'é:k'eʔ dibilá:daʔi pú:lul hádigi dibegúweʔgalámišgi k'éʔi •
If I had a lot of money, I would want to buy that car
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t'é:k'eʔ mó:niʔ mɨ́:lɨtluhelišŋa gitbí:baʔ páyhayaʔ •
He could have won a lot of money, but he lost his ticket
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detúmuʔ Legalámišŋa t'é:k'eŋa lé:yaŋa bašaʔé:shayaʔ •
I wanted to be chief, but not many people voted for me
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t'é:k'eŋa lebašaʔé:shayaʔ •
Not many people voted for me
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detúmuʔ Leʔgalámišŋa t'é:k'eŋa lebašaʔé:shayaʔ •
I wanted to be chief, but not many people voted for me
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t'é:k'éŋa šemuyé:s léw diwgayayŋáŋayaʔ •
We talked a little bit of small talk
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t'é:k'eʔ šému dewgálisiʔ k'éʔi •
he is really old
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t'é:liwhu hak'a daʔmóʔmoʔ t'é:k'eʔ dewgálisiʔ k'éʔi •
The man and the woman are both old
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t'é:liwhu t'é:k'eʔ dewgálisiʔ k'éʔi daʔmóʔmoʔa •
The man is older than the woman
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t'é:k'eʔ šemuyé:s daʔmóʔmoʔa dewgálisiʔ k'éʔi •
He is not too much older than the woman
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t'é:liwhu t'é:k'eʔ dewgálisiʔ k'éʔi daʔmóʔmoʔ t'é:k'eŋa dewgálisiʔ šemuyé:s k'áʔaš •
The man is older 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
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t'é:k'eʔ šemuyé:s guwáwayi •
There's not much left
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t'é:k'eʔ šemuyé:s •
not very much
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t'é:k'ew t'ánu hút'iweʔ begúweʔi •
Many people are buying something
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t'é:k'ew lí: yáliʔi ʔišda lé:saʔ diyáliʔiš ʔiš lák'aʔ k'ídigi ramona híluk lí: mebéyuʔida ʔudi léyowehi •
A lot of people were standing and I was also standing, and someone said, let ramona pay first and then we go