-ʔ 3, -iʔ

IN EXPRESSIONS OF TIME, PERHAPS PAST MEANING

• q̓sápiʔ - long time; long time ago / He was there a long time
• laʔ čxʔítiʔ - At first, the first time
• taʔkín̓ iʔ ksq̓sápiʔs? - How long?
• t̓i lútiʔ sk̓laʔxʷs - Before it got late
• pútiʔ ksxʷuyən̓t - There’s still ice
• pútiʔ k̓ímlaʔxʷ - It’s still dark
• uɬ lut sq̓sápiʔs - It wasn’t long