Dubitative Pronouns

Use a dubitative pronoun to wonder about:

• people or things
• selection
• animate beings or things

Dubitative pronoun for selection

Observation

ᑖᓈᒋᒑ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ ᒑ ᑎᐦᑯᓂᒫᓐ᙮		taanaachichaa misinihiikin chaa tihkunimaan.
		‘I wonder which book I should take with me.’

ᑖᓈᒋᒑ taanaachichaa is made up of the pronoun ᑖᓐ taan plus the dubitative inflection. ᑖᓈᒋᒑ taanaachichaa is used when there is doubt about the selection of the person or the thing being discussed. It can be used alone or with a noun.

	Proximate				Obviative
	singular		plural		singular		plural
Inanimate		ᑖᓈᒋᒑ		ᑖᓈᒋᒑᓐᐦ		ᑖᓂᔨᒋᒑ		ᑖᓂᔨᒋᒑᓐᐦ
		taanaachichaa		taanaachichaanh		taaniyichichaa		taaniyichichaanh
				ᑖᓈᒋᒑᓂᐦᐄ				ᑖᓂᔨᒋᒑᓂᐦᐄ
				taanaachichaanihii				taaniyichichaanihii
Animate		ᑖᓈᒋᒑ		ᑖᓈᒋᒑᓂᒡ		ᑖᓂᔮᔨᒋᒑᓐᐦ		ᑖᓂᔮᔨᒋᒑᓐᐦ
		taanaachichaa		taanaachichaanich		taaniyaayichichaanh		taaniyaayichichaanh
				ᑖᓈᒋᒑᓂᒌ		ᑖᓂᔮᔨᒋᒑᓂᐦᐄ		ᑖᓂᔮᔨᒋᒑᓂᐦᐄ
				taanaachichaanichii		taaniyaayichichaanihii		taaniyiyaachichaanihii

Examples:

ᑖᓈᒋᒑ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ ᐊᑎᑑ ᒫᐧᔮᔑᒡ᙮		taanaachichaa misinihiikin atituu maaywaashich.
		I wonder which book is more appropriate.
ᑖᓈᒋᒑᓂᒌ ᐊᓵᒥᒡ ᒑ ᑎᐦᑯᓂᐧᑳᐤ᙮		taanaachichaanichii asaamich chaa tihkunikwaau.
		I wonder which pair of snowshoes I will take.

Dubitative inflection is also found on verbs. [see Dubitative Verb inflection]