'ci ('c-, 't-)
preverb, prenoun
from, out of
Prefixed Verb Stem :
-uci (-uc-, -ut-)
Unprefixed Verb Stem :
'ci ('c-, 't-)
Changed Verb Stem :
weci (wec-, wet-) (see note)
Example Sentences :
| Passamaquoddy-Maliseet | English Phrase |
|---|---|
| 'Ci-milin. | Give me some of it. |
| 'Ci-sakhiyewiwol ihik Big Lake, sakhuhutasuwol, 'sami itomuk Captain Lewey nit pemhutaq nihtol boomol. | (log booms) They came out into Big Lake, being floated out, because they say Captain Lewey ferried the logs there. (ID) |
| On Koluskap macephan pihcetuk 'ci-ewepiw naka 'tolahkan. | And then Koluskap took him far up and away and let go of him (from there). (DAF) |
| Nuciyan. | I have been there. |
| Mam-ote nkocicihtun eli-ahcuwi-'ci-maciyuti yut. | I finally knew I had to move away from here. (JAN) |
| Weci-peciyat utenek on 'koskahan. | When he was coming back from town, he got lost. |
Notes :
(dictionary entries for verbs having this preverb may begin with any of the stem forms shown; see also entry for weci)
Audio Recordings :
| Audio Recording | Type of Recording | Authored by |
|---|---|---|
| word | Dolly | |
| Example | Dolly | |
| Example | Dolly | |
| Example | Dolly | |
| example | Donnell | |
| example | Dolly | |
| Example | Dolly |