bi also, too; else, at all; even

Part of Speech disc
Vernacular Form بیۡ
Phonetic Form bi
    • also, too; else, at all; even
      • Example 33:
        aaǰíi baád rhootašíi bi híni.
        aǰ
        today
        -ii
        -gen
        baád
        after
        rhootašíi
        morning
        bi
        SEP
        hin
        be.prs
        -i
        -f
        There is also a tomorrow after today. [Saying]
        Source: A:NH12:2:002
      • Example 413:
        čhéeli bi teeṇíi zhaáy khooṇṣí bhešéeni.
        čhéeli
        she.goat
        bi
        SEP
        teeṇíi
        refl
        zhay
        place
        khooṇṣé
        dig
        -í
        -CV
        bheš
        sit.down
        -án
        -prs
        -i
        -f
        Even the goat cleans out [lit. digs] its place before sitting down. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:101
      • Example 414:
        sirázar dheeróoṇa wée bi geélu heentá, so sirázar haansáanu.
        sirázar
        gold
        dheeróoṇ
        refuse.dump
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        into
        bi
        SEP
        geél
        throw.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        heentá
        CONDL
        so
        3MSG.nom
        sirázar
        gold
        háans
        exist
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        Even gold thrown into the refuse dump remains gold. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:090
      • Example 415:
        aaxeeríi waxtíi tas sangí koó bi na heensíla de. thée ba tas the margíi ǰáar ḍhakílu.
        aaxeeríi
        at.end
        waxt
        time
        -ii
        -gen
        tas
        3sg.acc
        sangí
        with
        koó
        who
        bi
        SEP
        na
        neg
        háans
        exist
        -íl
        -pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        de
        pst
        thée
        then
        ba
        top
        tas
        3sg.acc
        the
        to
        marg
        death
        -ii
        -gen
        ǰar
        fever
        ḍhak
        touch
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        In the end there was nobody at all left with him, and then he got a severe fever.
        Source: A:ABO022
      • Example 416:
        le bi c̣hookíiee mac̣hookíi aulaád.
        le
        3pl.dist.nom
        bi
        SEP
        c̣hoók
        <person>
        -ii
        -gen
        =ee
        CONJ
        mac̣hoók
        <person>
        -ii
        -gen
        aulaád
        offspring
        They too are the descendants of Choke and Machoke.
        Source: A:ASC004
      • Example 417:
        kaseé bi teeṇíi díi kam na ǰoṣeeṇḍeéu.
        kaseé
        who.acc
        bi
        SEP
        teeṇíi
        refl
        díi
        from
        kam
        less
        na
        neg
        ǰoṣé
        regard
        -eeṇḍeéu
        -OBLG
        Don't consider anybody inferior to yourself. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:062

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