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akâay who?; anyone
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lexicon ID #234 | revised Nov 07 2014
akâay • PRON • who?; anyone Variant: akáray.
Derivative (1)
akâayva "anyone, someone, whoever"
Source: WB 52, p.316
Note: After pu- 'not,' the allomorphs akára and kára occur.
- kunípaanik, akáray áta. They said, "We'll see who wins." [Reference: KS2.Turtle & Abalone 002]
- chími akâay kích kiikpíkaan. Go fetch someone else! [Reference: DeA & F 3: Bluejay as Doctor 016]
Short recordings (2) | Sentence examples (30)