| nuts’a’ |
one |
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| ‘uw’ nuts’a’ ‘ul’ |
just one |
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| ‘uw’ nuts’a’ ‘ul’ kw’unu stl’i’. |
I’m buying only one. |
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| nuts’a’ shewuq |
one carrot |
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| nuts’us |
one round object |
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| nuts’us ‘apuls |
one apple |
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| ‘uw nuts’us ‘ul’ kw’unu stl’i’. |
I want only one round object. |
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| nuts’uqun |
one container |
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| nuts’uqun tl’elhum |
one box of salt |
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| ‘uw’ nuts’uqun ‘ul’ |
only one container |
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| nuts’a’, yuse’lu, lhihw, xu’athun |
1-4 |
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| nuts’us, yusa’lus, lhihwus, xuthinus |
1-4 round objects |
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| nuts’uqun, yuse’luqun, lhihwuqun, xuthinuqun |
1-4 containers |
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| yuse’lu |
two |
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| yuse’lu kw’unus ‘iluquls. |
I’m going to buy two. |
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| yuse’lu kw’unu stl’i’. |
I want two. |
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| yuse’lu shewuq |
two carrots |
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| yusa’lus |
two round objects |
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| yusa’lus sqewth |
two potatoes |
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| yusa’lus kw’unu stl’i’. |
I want two round objects. |
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| yuse’luqun |
two containers |
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| yuse’luqun ‘ispawtu |
two containers of baking powder |
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| yuse’luqun kw’unu stl’i’. |
I want two containers. |
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| lhihw |
three |
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| lhihwus |
three round objects |
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| lhihwus ‘apuls |
three apples |
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| lhihwus kw’unu stl’i’. |
I want three round objects. |
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| lhihwuqun |
three containers |
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| lhihwuqun kw’unu stl’i’. |
I want three containers. |
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| lhihwuqun sqaal’muhw |
three containers of milk |
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| xu’athun |
four |
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| xuthinus |
four round objects |
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| xuthinus sqewth |
four potatoes |
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| xuthinus kw’unu stl’i’. |
I want four round objects. |
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| xuthinuqun |
four containers |
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| xuthinuqun slhap’ |
four containers of soup |
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| xuthinuqun kw’unu stl’i’. |
I want four containers. |
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| kw’in kw’un’ stl’i’? |
How many do you want? |
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| kw’inus kw’un’ stl’i’? |
How many (round objects) do you want? |
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| kw’inus ‘apuls kw’un’ stl’i’? |
How many apples do you want? |
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| kw’inuqun kw’un’ stl’i’? |
How many (containers) do you want? |
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