Northern Pomo Phrasicon

set'ay t̪a ma:dal ma-kaʔakt̪a kawiya naʔ
	set'ay	t̪a	ma:dal ma-kaʔakt̪a	kawi	-ya	na	-ʔ
	how many	Q	her grandchildren (daughter's children)	child	-plural	be	-Q
how many grandchildren does she have?
ES

nan muu t̪ʰint̪a ya set'ay maji pʰokʰeʔ
	nan	muu	t̪ʰin	-t̪a	ya	set'ay	maji	pʰo	-kʰe	-ʔ
	and	there	not	-Q	we	how many	day	stay.plural	-future	-Q
and won't we stay there for several days? and we will stay there for some number of days, right?
EC

set'ay t'iin t̪a Salome matu: nayʔ
	set'ay t'iin	t̪a	Salome	matu:	na	-y	-ʔ
	how long	Q	Salome	doctor	be	-past	-Q
how long was Salome a doctor?
EC

set'ay t'iin t̪a ma:n Sonoma County jimayʔ
	set'ay t'iin	t̪a	ma:n	Sonoma County	jima	-y	-ʔ
	how long	Q	she	Sonoma County	live	-past	-Q
how long did she live in Sonoma County?
EC

set'ay batʰe t̪a pʰow naʔ
	set'ay	batʰe	t̪a	pʰow	na	-ʔ
	how many	lots	Q	they	be	-Q
how many are they?
ES

set'ay t̪a miʔ kawiya naʔ kʰe kawiyana:m xo: na

set'ay

t̪a

miʔ

kawi

-ya

-ʔ

kʰe

kawi

-ya

-na:m

xo:

how many

your

child

-plural

-Q

child

-plural

-the

two

how many children do you have? I have two children

John Smithwiʔ set'ay t̪a mo:waʔ kawiya naʔ
	John	Smith	-wiʔ	set'ay	t̪a	mo:waʔ	kawi	-ya	na	-ʔ
	John	Smith	-obl.	how many	Q	his	child	-plural	be	-Q
how many children does John Smith have?
EC

set'ay t̪a ma:daʔ kawiya naʔ
	set'ay	t̪a	ma:daʔ	kawi	-ya	na	-ʔ
	how many	Q	her	child	-plural	be	-Q
how many children does she have?
ES

set'ay t̪a ba-pʰane pʰow naʔ
	set'ay	t̪a	ba-pʰane	pʰow	na	-ʔ
	how many	Q	his daughter	they	be	-Q
how many daughters are there? how many daughters does (he/she) have?
ES

set'ay yemalkʰe ʔul t̪a ma naʔ
	set'ay	yemal	-kʰe	ʔul	t̪a	ma	na	-ʔ
	how many	year	-from	now	Q	you	be	-Q
how old are you now?
ES

set'ay yemal ʔul t̪a ma naʔ
	set'ay	yemal	ʔul	t̪a	ma	na	-ʔ
	how many	year	now	Q	you	be	-Q
how old are you now? (2)
ES

set'ay yemalkʰe t̪a ma naʔ
	set'ay	yemal	-kʰe	t̪a	ma	na	-ʔ
	how many	year	-from	Q	you	be	-Q
how old are you?
ES

set'ay yemal t̪a ma naʔ
	set'ay	yemal	t̪a	ma	na	-ʔ
	how many	year	Q	you	be	-Q
how old are you?
EC
ES

set'ay yemal t̪ʰint̪a ʔa: nayʔ
	set'ay	yemal	t̪ʰin	-t̪a	ʔa:	na	-y	-ʔ
	how many	year	not	-Q	I	be	-past	-Q
about how old was I? how old was I then, huh?
ES

nan Tuppenna:mo:waʔ kawiyana:m ʔa: set'ay na k'o sha:nhan

nan

Tuppen

-na:m

-mo:waʔ

kawi

-ya

-na:m

ʔa:

set'ay

k'o

sha:

-nha

-n

and

Tuppen

-the

-his

child

-plural

-the

how many

not

know

-not

-ing

and I do not know how many children Tuppen has

set'ayt̪u t̪a Gary duhuʔ
	set'ayt̪u	t̪a	Gary	duhu	-ʔ
	what time	Q	Gary	go	-Q
what time did Gary leave?
ES

muu set'ayt̪u t̪a Mary jahuyʔ
	muu	set'ayt̪u	t̪a	Mary	ja	-hu	-y	-ʔ
	there	what time	Q	Mary	house	-go	-past	-Q
what time did Mary get there? what time did Mary arrive at the house there?
ES

muu t̪a set'ayt̪u ma:n jahuyʔ
	muu	t̪a	set'ayt̪u	ma:n	ja	-hu	-y	-ʔ
	there	Q	what time	she	house	-go	-past	-Q
what time did she get there? what time did she arrive at the house there?
ES

set'ayt̪u t̪a ma:n muu jahuyʔ
	set'ayt̪u	t̪a	ma:n	muu	ja	-hu	-y	-ʔ
	what time	Q	she	there	house	-go	-past	-Q
what time did she get there? (2) what time did Mary arrive at the house there? (2)
ES

muu set'ayt̪u t̪a ma:n muu jahuyʔ
	muu	set'ayt̪u	t̪a	ma:n	muu	ja	-hu	-y	-ʔ
	there	what time	Q	she	there	house	-go	-past	-Q
what time did she get there? (3) what time did she arrive at the house there? (3)
ES

set'ayt̪u ʔul t̪a naʔ
	set'ayt̪u	ʔul	t̪a	na	-ʔ
	what time	now	Q	be	-Q
what time is it?
ES