ᦶᦑᧆᦵᦙᦲᧈtæt⁵mɤɤ⁵2000conjunctionwhen; whileᦶᦑᧆ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦍᦱᧄ ᦈᧅ ᦺᦂᧉ ᦆᧄᧈ, ᦅᦸᧉ ᦕᧆ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦷᦃᧂᧈ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦺᦔ.When it was nearly dark they drove out of the car park.ᦶᦑᧆ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦜᧇ ᦙᦾᧈ ᦓᦸᧃ ᦷᦐ ᦺᦗ ᦉᦱᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦟᧅ ᦀᧁ ᦟᦻ.While he was sound asleep she stole the letter.8.4.3Indefinite timeᦶᦑᧆᦵᦙᦲᧈ
8.4.3. Indefinite time
ᦵᦙᦲᧈmɤɤ⁵5001conjunctionwhenᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦙᧃ ᦠᧃ ᦷᦈᧃ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦙᦱ, ᦙᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦊᦲᧇ ᦀᧁ ᦂᦱᧂᧈ.When he saw the thieves enter the village, he picked up his crossbow.8.4.3Indefinite time2nountime; occasionᦏᦹᧂ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦙᦱ.It got to the time that the houseowner would return.8.4.1Period of time3classifierclassifier for timesᦖᦱ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦺᦂᧈ ᦋᦱᧁ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ.The dog ate the villager's chickens every time.ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦠᦸᧉ ᦍᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦺᦑ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ.At that time the Chinese hadn't yet come to live in the Dai region.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦀᦸᧃᦵᦙᦲᧈᦆᦱᧇᦵᦙᦲᧈᦵᦍᧂᧈᦵᦙᦲᧈᦵᦍᧂᧈᦆᦱᧁᦵᦍᧂᧈᦵᦙᦲᧈᦵᦍᧂᧈᦍᦱᧄᦶᦑᧆᦵᦙᦲᧈᦑᦻᦵᦙᦲᧈᦵᦙᦲᧈᦀᦸᧃᦵᦙᦲᧈᦂᧃᦵᦙᦲᧈᦂᦸᧃᧈᦵᦙᦲᧈᦋᧁᧉᦵᦙᦲᧈᦐᦱᧉᦵᦙᦲᧈᦷᦟᧂᧈᦵᦙᦲᧈᦷᦡᧃᧈᦷᦟᧆᦵᦙᦲᧈᦷᦟᧆᦍᦱᧄ
