ᐅᔖᓂ ošâni
(demonstrative, inanimate) (focus)
used to introduce extra information about a situation or thing that is typically meant to clarify or specify (e.g., namely, that is to say, actually, etc.)
Examples
ᓂ ᐐᐦᑕᒫᑯᓈᓇᒃ ᒫᑲ, ᑮᓚᐙᐤ ᐅᔖᓂ ᑭᑦ ᐋᓕᒨᒥᑯᐙᐗᒃ ᐊᓂᑭ ᐅᐱᔥᑎᑴᔮᐗᒃ᙮
So they told us, "Those French people are actually talking about you."
Herbert McLeod - The Deborah James Corpus [1980]
ᒪᔦᐎᑌ ᐅᔖᓂ ᐁᔑᓈᑯᓯᔦᒄ, ᐃᑌᐤ᙮
"Actually, you do not look right," he told them.
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
ᔮᒀ ᐃᓴ! ᐃᑗᐤ ᐊᓇ ᑯᑕᒃ ᐊᔕᐦᐋᑫᐤ᙮ ᓂᐲᐦᑳᓲᑐᑫ ᐅᔖᓂ!
"Be careful!" Says that other lobster, "In fact, he must be pretending to be dead!"
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
Etymology
contraction of oša ani
References
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