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** it means "moon of the night" when preceded by "hanye wi kin"
 
** it means "moon of the night" when preceded by "hanye wi kin"
 
** it means "daylight's sun" when preceded by "anpa wi kin"
 
** it means "daylight's sun" when preceded by "anpa wi kin"
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* Our second case of a one-to-many mapping is
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* Our second case of a one-to-many mapping is the verb "wauwelo"
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** It generally is translated as "I am coming"
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** When preceded by "Ociciyankinkta ca he" it means "I have come"
  
  

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lkt -> eng

Resources

LKT-ENG GITHUB

LKT-ENG-CORPUS GITHUB

One-to-Many Mappings

  • Our first case of a one-to-many mapping involves the noun "iyohlateya":
    • it means "moon of the night" when preceded by "hanye wi kin"
    • it means "daylight's sun" when preceded by "anpa wi kin"
  • Our second case of a one-to-many mapping is the verb "wauwelo"
    • It generally is translated as "I am coming"
    • When preceded by "Ociciyankinkta ca he" it means "I have come"