kamot, kamot-op, kamot-te

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it would be better

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet	English Phrase
Kamot-te wen naciptun 'samaqan mesq apaciyawan.	Someone had better go get water before I come back.
Kamot-op skat nipuwiwonewinuhpon.	We shouldn't have gotten married.
Kamot-te kmacahan mesq piskiyanuhk.	You'd better go before it gets dark.
Kamot-op wolikon wen kisi-naciphat nihiht wasis.	It would be better if someone could go get those kids.
Kamot-te nciksotuwan nuhkomoss.	I should listen to my grandmother.
Kamot-te kciksotomon.	You'd better listen.
Kamot-op nulapewinehpon katok nmocapewin.	It's better for me to be handsome than ugly.
Kamot-op nil ntotoli-wtomanehpon nikonuk.	I should have stayed home and smoked.
Kamot-op knukcoktihiniya kat-op kcuwahpahkaliniya.	It would be better for you to chop me up than throw me into the water. (LM)