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hau

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I, me

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o

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you (singular familiar for close family and friends, children to about 14 years)

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ita

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you (singular respectful)

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ita boot

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you (singular formal, very respectful)

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nia

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he, she, him, her

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ita

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we, us (including the person you are talking to)

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ami

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we, us (excluding the person you are talking to)

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imi

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you (plural)

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ita boot sira

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you (plural formal, very respectful)

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sira

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they, them

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mestri ida

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a teacher / one teacher

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mestri nee

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this teacher / these teachers (e.g. the one(s) I am pointing to) / the teacher(s) I was talking about

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mestri ida nee

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the teacher (e.g. the one I am pointing to) / the teacher I was talking about

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mestri sira

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the teachers (all of the ones under consideration)

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mestri sira nee

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the teachers (all of the ones we were talking about)

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mestri ruma

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some teacher(s) or other (where the number and identity of the teachers is unknown or not relevant)

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mestri nebee?

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which teacher(s)?

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mestri saida?

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what kind of teacher(s)?

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bainhira

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when (future)

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hori-bainhira

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when (past)

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tansaa

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why

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tanba saa

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why

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nusaa

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why, how come (in clause-initial position); what’s up

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halo nusaa

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how

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oinsaa
how (in clause-initial position) how; how is it, what is it like (in clause-final position)
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tiha ona
PERFECT, ‘have (verb)-en’
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tiha
PERFECTIVE, already
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ona
ANTERIOR, already
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hotu
finished
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foin
only just, very recently
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lai
first (before doing something else)
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kedan, kedas
immediately; in advance
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hela
CONTINUOUS, be (verb)-ing
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dadauk, dadaun
PROGRESSIVE
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sei
still; will
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nafatin
continue, still
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seidauk
not yet
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atu
IRREALIS, want to, intend to, about to
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demais
too, excessive (Example - malirin demais ‘too cold’)
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liu tan
even more (Example - diak liu tan ‘even better’)
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liu
more, extremely, most (example - barak liu ‘very many, most, the majority’)
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loos
very, truly (example - barak loos ‘very many’)
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tebes
indeed, truly (example - presiza tebes ‘really need’ )
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tebe-tebes
truly, extremely (Example - susar tebe-tebes ‘very difficult’)
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atu-mate
very (not formal; especially for negative qualities such as hungry, sad) Example - susar at-mate ‘very difficult’
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la-halimar
very, really (informal) example - matenek la-halimar ‘really intelligent’
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para
so (informal) example - para kapaas ‘so beautiful’
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ba
to (location, person – not including speaker); for (person); as for (person)
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besik
close to, near (location, quantity)
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entre
between, amongst (co-participants)
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hanesan
like
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ho
with (instrument, person), in the manner of, by (transport)
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hosi
from, originate from
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iha
in, at
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iha...klaran
in the middle of; between
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iha...kotuk
behind
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iha...laran
in, within, inside; amongst; during (time)
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iha...leet
in the space between; among, amongst
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iha...leten
on, on top of, above
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iha...ninin
at the edge of
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iha...oin
in front of
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iha...okos
underneath, under, below
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iha...sorin
beside
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iha...sorin ba
on the other side of
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iha...sorin mai/nee
on this side of
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iha...sorin/liman karuk
on the left side of
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iha...sorin/liman loos
on the right side of
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kona ba
about (a topic)
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konformi
according to, depending on (a person, ...)
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mai
to (location, person – including speaker); for (person)
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nudar
as, in the capacity of
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sobre
about (a topic)
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too
until (time, place)
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tuir
according to
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antes (de)
before
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até
until (time)
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depois de
after
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dezde
since (time)
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durante
for (period of time), during
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hahuu
from (time, phase); start
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komesa
from (time, phase); start
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liu
after
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molok
before
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tanba, tan
because
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too
until, up to (time); for (a period of time)
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bainhira
when, whenever
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kuandu
when, whenever, if
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momentu
when, just at the moment that
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porké
because
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basaa
because
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komu
as, since, because
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para
in order that
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atu
to, in order that
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hodi
in order that
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se
if
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... karik
if
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maski
although
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biar
although
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mezmu
although
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mezmu ke
although
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embora
although
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ho
and
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no
and
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i
and
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ka
or
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ou
or
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