• ᎢᏴᎢ, ᎢᏴ
  [ị²yv⁴ɂi, ị²yv⁴] “… that time… that is when… that place… that area…”

The word “ᎢᏴᎢ” is used to refer to the “when” of an event or the “where” of an event.

Examples:

• ᎯᎳ ᎢᏴ ᎬᏂᏍᎪ ᎧᏄᎦᏟ?

  • “When do blackberries get ripe?” - At what time, they ripen, blackberries?

    • The combination “ᎯᎳ ᎢᏴ” can be understood to mean “At what time?” usually expressed in English as “When?”.

• ᎭᏢ ᎢᏴ ᎤᏞᏎᎢ.

  • “Where did he turn off at?” - Where is that area he turned off?

    • The combination “ᎭᏢ ᎢᏴ” can be understood to be similar in meaning to “Where exactly?”

• ᎠᏂᏍᏆᏂ ᏓᎨᏏ ᎪᎩ ᎢᏴᎢ.

  • “I’m going to Mexico in the summer.” - Mexico, I will go, summer, at that time.

    • The combination “ᎪᎯ ᎢᏴᎢ” can be understood to be similar to the English phrase “summertime”.

• ᎠᏰᏟ ᎢᏴ ᎠᏰᎸ ᏚᎴᏴᏒᎢ.

  • “He burned half his body.” - Half the area of his body he burned it.

    • The combination “ᎠᏰᏟ ᎢᏴ” can be understood to mean “half of that place” or “half of that area”.