yaʔ
article cf. yʔ 1 / article. BEFORE SYLLABIC RESONANTS, VARYING WITH i(ʔ); SIMILARLY BEFORE OBSTRUENTS, AND TYPICALLY BEFORE THE ASPECT MARKERS əc-, kɬ-
- yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. - Its the chief.
- ya n̓tx̌ʷitkʷ. - Its the big river., It's the river.
- yaʔ n̓xarw̓s - It's the curtain.
- síl̓xʷaʔ yaʔ čn̓t̓aq̓m̓. - That's a big valley.
- iʔ aʔ čn̓xʷr̓us. - It is the hollow place.
- iʔ aksəs yaʔ n̓t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓. - They are the oxen for plowing.
- iʔ aʔ čtyap, iʔ n̓sil̓xʷʔítkʷ. - The running water, the big river
- kmix iʔ stk̓masq̓ət yaʔ čwiksts - It’s only the sky he can see
- axáʔ yaʔ ksqʷaʔmíkst - Those who are used to it