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kèhso

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he is sufficient [rare],

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PenobscotEnglishPart of Speech
kèhsəwakthey are many,dl.
kehsólətəwakthey are many;pl.
kèhsitthat he is sufficient,conj.
kéhsihətitconj. dl.
kehsólətihətitthat they are many;conj. pl.
kéhsilitconj. sg. dl., pl. obv.
→yèwəwa, ni kéhsilit sénαpe, nemihάčəhiFour in number were the men that he saw.obv.
kèhsəwak kə̀ya kəníčαnakˊHow many children do you have/How many children are there in your family? (to one parent)
kèhsəwak kəníčαnəwαˊHow many children do you have? (to both parents)
kèhsəwak kìləwα wičikímαčikˊHow many brothers and sisters do you have? (to a group of siblings)
tαn eht kéhsihətit nətahpíkemak temihtéhsičikI wonder how many of my ribs are broken?

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  • kèhsəwak plural dl. — they are many, Break down →
  • kehsólətəwak plural pl. — they are many; Break down →
  • kèhsit conjunct conj. — that he is sufficient, Break down →
  • kéhsihətit variant conj. dl. Break down →
  • kehsólətihətit variant conj. pl. — that they are many; Break down →
  • kéhsilit variant conj. sg. dl., pl. obv. Break down →
  • →yèwəwa, ni kéhsilit sénαpe, nemihάčəhi variant obv. — Four in number were the men that he saw. Break down →
  • kèhsəwak kə̀ya kəníčαnakˊ variant How many children do you have/How many children are there in your family? (to one parent) Break down →
  • kèhsəwak kəníčαnəwαˊ variant How many children do you have? (to both parents) Break down →
  • kèhsəwak kìləwα wičikímαčikˊ variant How many brothers and sisters do you have? (to a group of siblings) Break down →
  • tαn eht kéhsihətit nətahpíkemak temihtéhsičik variant I wonder how many of my ribs are broken? Break down →

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  • kèhəla shared opening 1) sure enough, oh yes!, that's so, indeed!, quite so!, so it is!, really!, _pc._ 2) certainly, inde
  • kèhəleht shared opening 1) of course, certainly, sure enough, to be expected;, _pc._ 2) surely, to be welcome, of course
  • kìsso similar spelling he (bread, vegetable) is cooked/baked,
  • ksòso similar spelling he fibs, tells a fib,
  • kὰtso similar spelling 1) he conceals, hides (something), 2) he keeps a secret

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