ʔəbil̕

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Adverb

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ʔəbil̕

  1. perhaps
    ʔəbil̕ čəxʷ ɬušudxʷ tiʔiɬ ɬələgʷax̌ʷ
    Perhaps you will see them when they travel.

Conjunction

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ʔəbil̕

  1. if
    ʔəbil̕əxʷ čəd həlaʔb gʷətasx̌əɬ gʷəl xʷiʔ gʷəstudsɬčil
    If I had been real sick, I wouldn't have come.
  2. whenever
    ʔəbil̕əxʷ əlgʷəʔ ƛ̕uʔəx̌id gʷəl ƛ̕uƛ̕əladiʔ əlgʷəʔ
    Whenever there is anything wrong with them, they make noise.
  3. either
    diɬ stab adsɬilc. ʔəbil̕ qʷuʔ. ʔəbil̕ sqəbuʔ.
    Give me something to drink. Either water or milk.
  4. whether
    diɬ stab. ʔəbil̕ biac, ʔəbil̕ ɬaw̓t sʔuladxʷ
    Everything was cooked like that, whether meat or fresh salmon.