'inka'in•kaᐧᐉᐣᗺCONJbecause, so, since

This is used to indicate that the second clause is a natural consequence of the first, in contrast to 'et huwa, which indicates that the first clause is the reason for the second.

Examples

(1)
Soodalhkut'inkadasneh.
he asked me a questionsinceI answered
He asked me a question so I answered.

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(2)
Kwus̲'uyinla'inkayohus̲da.
coldhe contractedsincehousehe is sitting
He stays in the house because he caught a cold.

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(3)
'Uda'dune'andit lhts'ot'usnetsahuz̲ulhghihte'uts'i'ilhts'unahitulghus̲dughoohighunini'inka.
ancestornewlywedsbeaverthey killifintestineitthey gnaw it lengthwise from both endstheir own teeththey enjoy itsince
Long ago newlyweds would take a section of intestine from a beaver they had killed and chew on it from both ends to the middle to enjoy the sound of their teeth.

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(4)
'Inka'enchatehinilhti'ink'ezookihizih'ahuyalhti.
sohertoothey carried her outandher husbandbeside him [pdjr]they buried her
And they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

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Compare: 'et huwa

Related Words:   Logical Relations

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