| IPA: [hoh]')"> hoh | hoh | ᐱᑋ | CONJ | while |
This conjunction joins clauses in a variety of constructions. It does not have a single English translation. However, the events conjoined by hoh must overlap in time.
Examples
| (1) |
| Nilhdza | telhugi | hoh | ninentsai. |
| far | he ran | while | he got tired |
| He got tired through running far. |
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| (2) |
| Lhukw | s̲ut'e | butghaghutnabayoh | tinuskai | hoh | 'udaibayoh | ts'i | wheskai. |
| fish | it is roasted | kitchen | I carried [coc] out | while | dining room | to | I carried to |
| I carried the roasted fish from the kitchen to the dining room. |
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| (3) |
| Sla | be | whusdleh | hoh | hanalhuget. |
| my hands | by means of | I dug | while | I crawled back out |
| I dug with my hands and crawled back out. |
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| (4) |
| Nadelduz | hoh | oogan | yaidujut. |
| he fell | while | his arm | he smashed it |
| He fell and smashed his arm. |
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| (7) |
| Neyez̲tli | ts'unuyokw. |
| our horse | we (3+) urge on |
| We are urging on our horses. |
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Related Words: Conjunctions