wen
pronoun animate
who, whom; someone, anyone; (indefinite person) one
Plural :
wenik
Diminutive :
wenossis someone little
Obviative :
wenil; (plural) wenihi, weni
Example Sentences :
Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey | English Phrase |
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Wen kil? | Who are you? |
Wenossis wot? | Who is this little one? |
Tan tehpu wen. | Anyone at all. |
Wenik nikt? | Who are those people? |
Wen-al wot sakhiyat. | Somebody we don't know is coming. |
Mesq-ote nit kil wen ktoqeci-lehlokuwon? | Has anyone ever tried to do that to you? |
Nomiyal wenil pemi-sukilicil. | He sees someone paddling along in a canoe. (EN) |
'Tahcuwi wen tomikpena nemotahkapicihi epahsiw, weci-kisi-sipomosut. | One must bend the standers in half so that they can be tapered by cutting. (PN) |
Ma ntuwehkawon, kenuk ma nit wen 'koskahtuwon. | I don't use it (language), but one can't lose it. (FM) |
Notes :
(see also ma-te wen; for absentative forms, see wenaw)
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