Q. ai² adv. “supposing, suppose, maybe” (Category: Guess, Suppose)
- Q. ai², adv. “supposing, suppose, maybe; *any” (Category: Guess, Suppose)
- ᴱQ. quë² “any”
@@@ The gloss “any” was suggested by Tamas Ferencz and Robert Reynolds based on
aiquen “if anybody, whoever”. NQNT also uses
aiquen in the sense “anybody”.
Reference ✧ PE22/138 ✧ ai “supposing”
Element In
- ᴺQ. !ailumë¹ “anytime”
- ᴺQ. !ailumë² “sometimes, at times”
- ᴺQ. !aima “anything, whatever”
- ᴺQ. !aimanen “however”
- ᴺQ. !ainima “any kind of”
- ᴺQ. !ainomë “anyplace, anywhere”
- ᴺQ. !aiqua “anything, whatever”
- ᴺQ. !aitë “of some sort, of any sort”
- ᴺQ. !aivë “anyway, anyhow, in any way”
- Q. aiquen “if anybody, whoever”
- Q. (ai)que kestanellen, (ai) tullenye “if you had asked me, I should have come” ✧ PE22/139
- Q. aite[?] kestallen “now, suppose, you ask me” ✧ PE22/139
- Q. aite[?] kestuvallen, tuluvanye “now supposing you asked me, a thing unlikely {or ridiculous} to suppose...” ✧ PE22/138
- Q. ai tulinye sinar (entan) “I may come today (tomorrow)” ✧ PE22/139
- Q. ai tuluvanye “I may come” ✧ PE22/139
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