ʔəbil̕

Lushootseed

Adverb

ʔəbil̕

1. perhaps

   ʔəbil̕ čəxʷ ɬušudxʷ tiʔiɬ ɬələgʷax̌ʷ

   Perhaps you will see them when they travel.

Conjunction

ʔəbil̕

1. if

   ʔəbil̕əxʷ čəd həlaʔb gʷətasx̌əɬ gʷəl xʷiʔ gʷəstudsɬčil

   If I had been real sick, I wouldn't have come.

2. whenever

   ʔəbil̕əxʷ əlgʷəʔ ƛ̕uʔəx̌id gʷəl ƛ̕uƛ̕əladiʔ əlgʷəʔ

   Whenever there is anything wrong with them, they make noise.

3. either

   diɬ stab adsɬilc. ʔəbil̕ qʷuʔ. ʔəbil̕ sqəbuʔ.

   Give me something to drink. Either water or milk.

4. whether

   diɬ stab. ʔəbil̕ biac, ʔəbil̕ ɬaw̓t sʔuladxʷ

   Everything was cooked like that, whether meat or fresh salmon.