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Northern Haida
Pronunciation
Suffix
-gii
- perfect tense marker
- haaw-gwaa dang qaaguhla-gii? (in songs or storytelling)
- /haːw.ɡ̊waː d̥aŋ qʰaːɡ̊uhla.ɡ̊i/
- there-(question) you leave-(perfect tense)
- Have you left?
- kuu-gu dang qaaguhl-gii? (in speech)
- /kʰːu.ɡ̊u d̥aŋ qʰaːɡ̊uhl.ɡ̊i/
- there-(question) you leave-(perfect tense)
- Have you left?
References
- John Enrico, Northern Haida Songs