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Interjections

A type of word that is a complete expression of a spontaneous phenomenon.

Primary Interjections​

There is currently only one word in Hîsyêô that is actually a word of the class interjection. There is another word that is included here that will likely be added at some point but is mostly just a simple interjection for expressing disgust or discomfort.

 bîolî "hello!", "welcome!", "greetings!", "bye!", "tata!"

oîyo "ouch!", "ugh!", "yuck!"

Secondary Interjections​

These are words from other classes that have additional usage as an interection. These words must be used as a complete sentence in order to effectively be comprehended as an interjection instead of their standard meaning.

Tertiary Interjections​

These are phrases that are used for very common expressions.

 kûu  li  sontî "there there", "hush"

 kûu  yûnlôn ( noyo) "sorry", "excuse me"

 noî  ôtsôtot  noyo "oh my god(s)"

 xe  dêko  nîmû  bi  zelen "see you soon"

 kûu  cûdo  yoldûn "help!"

 kûu  motsi "wait!"

 bogô  xôn "good luck!"

 hoî  ôfo  û  ni "here you go", "here it is"

 ni  lôîcôk "amen"