Other Contexts that Condition =bi

[Koontz John E]

On Sat, 22 Sep 2001, Koontz John E wrote:
> 4) The 'heraldic' or 'announcement by authority' or 'formal' declarative
>    particles a'dha (male) and e'dhe (female) (sometimes ano (anau) in
>    songs or modern speech, I think) also condition =bi. Dorsey often
>    glosses these as 'indeed'.
>
> Dorsey 1890:33.10-11
>
> "Mas^c^iN'ge ni'kkagahi s^ka'ghe=tta=i"    a'=bi   a'dha.
> "Rabbit      chief      you will make him" he says INDEED
>
> - Note that 'Rabbit' is consistently Mas^c^iN'ge in Dorsey's texts,
>   whereas modern Omahas seem to much prefer Mas^tiN'ge.
>
> - This form of the future, with =i (if needed) and no positional is used
>   for polite requests.  You might call it the precative.

I spoke too soon, cf.

90:144.14

s^aN'= s^kaghe=tta=i  a'dha
enough you do  FUT PL indeed

'you will finish, indeed'