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},
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},
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},
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"etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *vai. Probably ultimately from the same root as vajaa, possibly by analogy with tai.",
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{
"english": "Is it big or small?",
"text": "Onko se suuri vai pieni?",
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}
],
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"or (exclusive or; either what comes before or what comes after)"
],
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"(coordinating, in question clauses) or (exclusive or; either what comes before or what comes after)"
],
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"in question clauses",
"in question clauses"
],
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}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈʋɑi̯/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʋɑ̝i̯]"
},
{
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}
],
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"english": "Oh, [he/she/it] is coming?",
"text": "Tulee vai?",
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"is that so?"
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"(interrogative adverb) is that so?"
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{
"ipa": "[ˈʋɑ̝i̯]"
},
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],
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"in question clauses",
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},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʋɑ̝i̯]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑi"
}
],
"word": "vai"
}
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"Finnish colloquialisms",
"Finnish conjunctions",
"Finnish coordinating conjunctions",
"Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
"Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"Finnish lemmas",
"Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic",
"Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic",
"Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Rhymes:Finnish/ɑi",
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},
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"1": "fi",
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},
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}
],
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"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
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"name": "head"
},
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],
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"lang_code": "fi",
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{
"english": "Oh, [he/she/it] is coming?",
"text": "Tulee vai?",
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"is that so?"
],
"links": [
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"is that so",
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],
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"(interrogative adverb) is that so?"
],
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"interrogative"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʋɑi̯/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʋɑ̝i̯]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑi"
}
],
"word": "vai"
}
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