li

Li does not directly translate into English, but is used to mark the equivalent of ‘yes/no’ questions. These are questions you would answer either ‘yes‘ or ‘no‘, like ‘Did he walk’? (Li ímex?), or ‘Is she well? ‘Li ew éyo thútlo?‘).

Pronunciation

Li sounds like LEE.

Audio: Elizabeth Phillips

Note: the same word li has various other uses in the language. Sometimes is means ‘in‘, ‘at‘, or ‘on‘, other times it means ‘there‘. The ‘yes/no‘ question marker is just one use for li.