pútiʔ ksxʷuyn̓t.

There’s still ice.

taʔkín̓ iʔ ksq̓sápiʔs ?

How long will it be?

l̓ aʔ čxʔítiʔ

at first, the first time

uɬ lut sq̓sápiʔs

And it wasn’t long ago., And it wasn't a long time.

t̓iʔ lútiʔ sk̓laʔxʷs.

Before it got late., It was just before evening set in.

q̓sápiʔ

long time; long time ago / He was there a long time

• l̓ q̓sápi - last a long time, for a long time
• nínwiʔ ɬə ʔaˤy̓m̓tmn̓ts miʔ čn̓ɬək̓ʷɬək̓ʷmistxʷ l̓ q̓sápiʔ. - Then if she gets mad at you, you’ll remember it for a long time.
• way̓ talíʔ q̓sápiʔ iʔ sqaqsəsts ixíʔ uɬ c̓x̌iɬ ƛ̓lap iʔ sčy̓aˤpmíx. - So they gather and it’s long after dark that they quit coming in.
• uɬ q̓sápiʔ uɬ lut t̓a čwikstm̓səl̓x. - And it’s been a long time since they have seen you.
• kn̓ əɬpulx q̓sápiʔ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač uɬ siʔɬkʷkʷáˤst uɬ kn̓ xʷt̓ilx - I went to bed long after dark and I got up early this morning
• ixíʔ kʷaʔ iʔ sʔiɬn̓s yaʔ q̓sápiʔ iʔ sqʷl̓ip. - A long time ago moss/tree lichen, that was surely their food.

pútiʔ k̓ím̓laʔxʷ.

It’s still dark.