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ᐁᐧᐄᒉᓐᐦ S

ewiichenh

pro [dubitative ] Var. ewiichen(i)h(iih)

it must be him/her/them (obv anim, see ewiiche)

ça doit être lui/elle, eux/elles (animé obviatif, voir ewiiche)

Ex:

ᐁᐧᐄᒉᓐᐦ ᐅᑕᓵᒻᐦ᙮

ewiichenh utasaamh.

They must be her/his snowshoes.

Celles-ci doivent être ses raquettes.

ᐁᐧᐄᒉᓐᐦ ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᐦ ᑳ ᓂᐸᐦᐋᔨᒡ ᐊᓂᔫᐦ ᐊᒥᔅᒄᐦ᙮

ewiichenh uhtaawiih kaa nipahaayich aniyuuh amiskwh.

It must be his father who killed the beaver.

Ça doit être son père qui a tué le castor.

must ( S:7)

so and so ( S:7)

devoir (N:1 S:8)

untel ( S:7)