P'IN
Keywords: verbs, mood
Pronunciation (IPA): | pʰin |
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Part of Speech: | verb |
Class: | coverb, modal, intransitive, inferential |
Forms: | phin |
Glosses: | believe |
Description:
The coverb "phin" expresses the inferential mood. It is used for things the speaker believes to be true but acknowledges are inferences and not direct knowledge. Used to hedge. See attached aritcle for details.