How to say "A or B" in Ainu?

This page explains the expression of 'A or B' in Ainu. How do you say 'A or B' in the Ainu language? What is 'A or B' in Ainu? Similar expressions and alternative phrases are also introduced.

A hene B hene

Conjunction

AまたはBAあるいはB叙述並列

A or B (declarative: either...or / both...and / whether...or)

AB陳述並列

hene =「〜さえ / 〜も (or)」. 両項に hene を付す. 疑問ではない叙述文の選言・並列(UIの「AまたはB」ラベルはこれ). cf. po hene「なおさら」; 疑問の「〜か〜か」= he...he.

A he B he (… ruwe he an ruwe he an)

Conjunction

ABどうか疑問不確か

(is it) A or B? / whether A or B (interrogative / dubitative)

A還是B疑問

he は可否疑問・選択疑問の終助詞. 疑問文や「〜かどうか迷う」文脈で. 叙述の「AまたはB」には hene…hene を使う. hene = he + ne.
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