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ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜ • (tinăk’)
- how much
ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱱᱚᱝ ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜ?- Ọka reyak’ gọnọṅ tinăk’?
- How much does this cost?
- how many
ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜ ᱯᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?- Bharọt ṭhen tinăk’ pọnọt menak’a?
- How many states does India have?
- (with adverbs) how
- (exclamative) how