Contionary:ā

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Grayis

Pronunciation

(Grayis) IPA: /a:/

Particle

ā

  1. Direct object particle.

Soc'ul'

Etymology

From Pre-Soc'ul' aːaː, from Wascotl *ā'ā-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ā

  1. some
    Secc'ua āhan'yaz yama ā uatsíad muzad.
    I think some parrots stole my damn hat.
  2. (contrastive) few
    R'ez jí meýuuóc ā jál eý.
    Nowadays they get few customers here.

Adverb

ā

  1. slightly, somewhat
    Tabdi ā āl c'ez āhharuc'.
    His face was slightly red at the sight of me.

Particle

ā

  1. emphatic spatial/temporal particle
    Cuxenūr jál ā xil eý je āhseccōz'i.
    I remember that from back when we were kids.
  2. general meiosis particle
    Ā socýoc' r'um'ian.
    So I maybe lost your axe.

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