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IN EXPRESSIONS OF TIME, PERHAPS PAST MEANING

• q̓sápiʔ - long time; long time ago / He was there a long time
• l̓ aʔ čxʔítiʔ - at first, the first time
• taʔkín̓ iʔ ksq̓sápiʔs ? - How long ago was it?
• t̓iʔ lútiʔ sk̓laʔxʷs. - Before it got late., It was just before evening set in.
• pútiʔ ksxʷuyən̓t - There’s still ice
• pútiʔ k̓ímlaʔxʷ - It’s still dark
• uɬ lut sq̓sápiʔs - It wasn’t long