"whether A or B" in Ainu: A he B he (… ruwe he an … ruwe he

"whether A or B" in Ainu is A he B he (… ruwe he an … ruwe he an) (ア ヘ B ヘ (… ルウェ ヘ アン … ルウェ ヘ アン)). Itak-uoeroskip, a categorised Ainu glossary.

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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