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Aaniin

what (concept), how

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Multiple meaningfully different English glosses found across sources: “what (concept), how”; “Hello” Conflicting partOfSpeech across sources: particle, pronoun.

Part of speech
Grammar Word
Animacy
N/A

Examples

Aaniin apii gaa-gisinaag?

When was it cold?

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Aaniin apii waa-aanjigaadeg?

When will it change?

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Aaniin apii waa-aditeg?

When will it be ripe?

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Aaniin apii waa-apiitak?

When will it be time?

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Aaniin apii waa-gashkading?

When will it freeze over?

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Aaniin apii waa-gichi-mino-giizhigak?

When will it be a super great day?

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Course

Taught in Verb Classification

Reviewed again in 7 later lessons.

Notes

Listed again with a second gloss ('Hello') distinct from the 'Howdy/What/How' gloss on p.1. | Repeated from p.1 with a different gloss ('Hello' vs. 'Howdy/What/How'). | Same word given elsewhere on p.2 as 'Howdy/What/How'; here glossed simply 'Hello' in the Pimsleur 3 section | Repeated here at the start of the Pimsleur 3 section | Same form 'Aaniin' also glossed as 'Hello' earlier in the notes; notes distinguish it as a concept-word for 'what' here. | Same form 'Aaniin' also glossed as 'Hello' on p.6; notes distinguish it as a concept-word for 'what' here. | Same form 'Aaniin' also glossed as 'Hello' on p.6. | listed under 'Pimsleur 11' heading as greeting sense, distinct from the 'what/how' sense given on p.4 | listed under 'Pimsleur 13' heading as greeting sense

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