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ᐊᐧᐁᒉᓂᒡ S

awechenich

pro [question,dubitative ] Var. awechenich(ii)

I wonder who, whoever, people (see aweche)

je me demande qui (pluriel), qui ça peut être (voir aweche)

Ex:

ᓇᒧᐃ ᓂᒋᔅᒉᔨᒫᐧᐃᒡ ᐊᐧᐁᒉᓂᒡ ᑳ ᑕᑯᔑᐦᐧᑳᐤ᙮

namui nichischeyimaawich awechenich kaa takushihkwaau.

I don't know who they were that came.

Je ne sais pas qui sont ceux qui sont venus.

ᐊᐧᐁᒉᓂᒡ ᑳ ᑕᑯᔑᐦᐧᑳᐤ᙮

awechenich kaa takushihkwaau.

I wonder who they were that came?

Je me demande qui sont les gens qui sont venus.

person (N:12 S:23)

whoever ( S:5)

qui (N:2 S:11)

qui est-ce ( S:4)