Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Glosses

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{en} doubt

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ᐋᑎᐲᔥᒄ aatipiishkw [p, conjunction]
N I wonder if...(expression of doubt)

ᐲᔨᐦᑎᐧᐋᔨᒨ piiyihtiwaayimuu [vai]
N s/he doubts her/his own ability to do something

ᐲᔨᐦᑎᐧᐋᔨᒫᐤ piiyihtiwaayimaau [vta]
N s/he doubts that s/he (someone else) will be able to do something

ᐲᔨᐦᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑎᒻ piiyihtiwaayihtim [vti]
N s/he doubts

ᑳᑭᔮᐦ kaakiyaah [p, discourse]
N it is a possibility that...(particle expressing doubt or uncertainty)

ᒌᔖᒡ chiishaach [p, evaluative]
N let me see, let's see then (expressing of doubt, subject to verification)

ᔑᐦᐧᑳᔨᒫᐤ shihkwaayimaau [vta]
N s/he doubts her/his, its (anim) capability

ᔑᐦᐧᑳᔨᐦᑎᒻ shihkwaayihtim [vti]
N s/he doubts its capability

ᐲᐦᑑᐧᐁᔨᒣᐤ piihtuuweyimeu [vta]
S s/he doubts that someone is capable of doing something

ᐲᐦᑑᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒻ piihtuuweyihtam [vti]
S s/he doubts that it will happen

ᑯᐃᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒧᐧᐃᓐ kuituweyihtamuwin [ni]
S hesitation, doubt, uncertainty

ᔑᐦᐧᑫᔨᒣᐤ shihkweyimeu [vta]
S s/he doubts his/her capability

ᔑᐦᐧᑫᔨᐦᑕᒻ shihkweyihtam [vti]
S s/he doubts its capability

ᔕᐦᐧᑫᔨᒣᐤ shahkweyimeu [vta]
S s/he doubts his/her capability

ᔕᐦᐧᑫᔨᐦᑕᒻ shahkweyihtam [vti]
S s/he doubts its capability