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List of grammatical items with alphabetical index. Each grammar items are cross-linked with the materials in Material Resources

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~°Åµç¿ä ~ketunyoYou see, (because) . . .
~°Ú ~keysswould (intention)
~°í ~ko(clausal connector that is used in enlisting)
~°í ¸»´Ù ~ko malta
~°í ½Í´Ù ~ko siptawant to, be desirous to (the speaker's internal desire)
~°í ÀÖ´Ù ~ko isstabe ~ing (progressive)
~±º¿ä/±¸³ª ~kunyo/kuna(when something new enters speakers consciousness . . .)
±× (±×°Í)ku(ku kes) that (near listener)
~±â ½ÃÀÛÇÏ´Ù~ki sicakhata begin to ~

¤¤
¡­(À¸)¤¤ ~(u)n(a noun-modifying form)
¡­(À¸)¤¤µ¥/´Âµ¥~(u)nte/nunte(clausal connector indicating background information)
¡­³×¿ä~neyyo (indicating the speaker's spontaneous emotive reaction)
¡­´Â~nun (noun-modifying suffix)
~´Â/(À¸)¤¤ °Å¿¹¿ä/°Å¾ß ~nun/(u)n keeyyo What it is is..., The fact is.., What happens is...
~´Â/(À¸)¤¤ °Í~nun/(u)n kes refer to an event, activity, action, or a state as a noun
~´Â/(À¸)¤¤ ôÇÏ´Ù ~(u)n chekhatato pretend
~(À¸)´Ï±î ~(u)nikka [connective] (a reason or ground for the sebsequent message)

¤§
~´Ü´Ù/¶õ´Ù ~tanta/lanta a quotation construction that is often used
in story-telling for kids
~´õ´Ï ~teni
~´ø ~ten [noun-modifying form] used to
-µµ -toalso, too
~µé ~tul [particle] indicating plural

¤©
~(À¸)¤© °Å¿¹¿ä~(u)lkeyyo (sentence ending denoting speaker's volition/promise)
¡­(À¸)¤©°Ô¿ä~(u)lkeyyo (sentence ending denoting speaker's volition/promise)
¡­(À¸)¤©±î¿ä?~(u)lkkayo I suppose, I think, Shall I...?, Shall we...? (speaker's uncertainty)
-(ÀÌ)¶ó¸é -(i)lamyen if it were/is..., if you mean to say ...
~(À¸)·Á°í/~(À¸)·Á°í ÇÏ´Ù -(u)lyeko hata intending to/intend to
-(À¸)·Î -(u)lo by means of [Transportation]
-(À¸)·Î -(u)lo [particle] an item selected among many

¤±
~(À¸)¸ç~(u)mye
~(À¸)¸é µÇ´Ù~(u)myentoita all one has to do is . . ., all one needs is . . .

¤µ
¡­(À¸)¼¼¿ä~(u)seyyo
¡­½À´Ï±î/¤²´Ï±î?~supnikka (Deferential ending for question)
¡­½À´Ï´Ù/¤²´Ï´Ù~supnita (Deferential ending for statement)
¡­(À¸)½Ã ~(u)si (Subject honorific)

¤·
~¾î¼­/¾Æ¼­ ~ese (clausal connector indicating sequential development)
~¾î/¾ÆÁö´Ù ~ecita [ending] (Change of state) become, get to be
~¾î/¾ÆÇÏ´Ù ~ehata (signs of having the internal feeling)
~¾ú/¾Ò´Ù(°¡) ~esstaka :
-¿¡¼­ -eyse as, in, on, from (particle indicating dynamic location or source)
ÀÌ (ÀÌ°Í)i (ikes) this (near speaker)
-(ÀÌ)¿ä [N(ÀÌ)¿ä] -(i)yo [particle] (giving the simplest answer)

¤¸
~Àݾƿä ~canhayo [ending] You know...(assuming agreement)
Àú (Àú°Í) ce (cekes) that over there (away from both speaker and listener)
~Áö ¾Ê¾Æ¿ä ~ci anayo (long form of negation)
¡­Áö¿ä? ~ciyo? (for confirmation)


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