iyu

verb ai & ii 2, 14
s/he, it is there
Plural : iyultuwok (ai)
Verb Stem : -iyi-, -ihi-; (without ending) -i
Changed Verb Stem : eyi-
Verb Stem With Preverb : -iyi-, -ihi-

Example Sentences :

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet English Phrase
Nit-te ktihin! You stay there!
Ma-te apc wen nit 'kisi-ihiwon? Can't anyone else live there (e.g., in haunted house)?
Tokec ihit, cu-oc nomiya. If he's there, surely I'll see him.
Tama ntihips? Where was I? (I can't remember where I was at that time.)
Iyu Tepit? ... Ma-te ihiw. ... Ma-te wen ihiw. ... Meskat-ona nekomaw yut iyultihtihq? ... Eyikpon. Is David there? ... He's not there. ... No one is there. No one is home. ... Why aren't they here? ... Where it used to be.
'Toloqotewakonihkuwak nit eyik eli-piluwitposultihtit. Their extraordinary powers are in their clothes. (LM)
Ya, cu-al wen 'kisi-komutonatomon naka 'tankuwehtun. Ma-te toke ihiwya. Someone must have stolen it and sold it. It's not here anymore. (AD)
Tama kil kti? Where are you?
Nit-te nit mecimiw eyik. That's where it used to be.
Tan-olu eyik? Where is it? Where are they? (inanimate)
Notes :

(stem -ihi- is used before endings that begin with i; see verb charts)

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