kceyawiw

verb ai & ii 3, 15

there is a lot of h/, it; there is much of h/, it; (with singular or plural subject) there are many of them

Plural : kceyawiwok (ai) (see note)

Prefixed Verb Stem : -kihceyawi-

Unprefixed Verb Stem : kceyawi-

Changed Verb Stem : kehceyawi-, kecceyawi-

Example Sentences :

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet	English Phrase
Kceyawiw skitap keti-mitsit.	A lot of men are going to eat.
Kceyawiwok pileyak kaltoluwok nutahacik.	There are a lot of new quarters coming out.
Kceyawiw mecimiw wast puniw.	There used to be a lot of snow in the winter.
Uli-kcicihtun apsi-kinuwehlosuwakon tan ehtek kehceyawik pemiptasik.	He knows from the least sign that a big load (of meat) has been brought in. (LM)
Kehceyawiwol pocetesol kiskihkatokil Tuma.	Thomas grew lots of potatoes.
Kceyawiw nukhomon. ... Kceyawiwol posonutiyil. ... Wicuhkemsultiq! Kceyawiw micuwakon.	There is a lot of flour. ... There are many baskets. ... Help yourselves! There is plenty of food.
Nkihceyawipon.	There are a lot of us.
Neket kehceyawik micuwakon, ma-te wen yali-kotuhpiw.	When there was a lot of food, no one went hungry.
Kecceyawik man.	A lot of money. (MA)

Notes :

(older speakers use kceyawiwok for ai plural; some younger speakers say kceyawiwultuwok; compare ktanaqot, ktanaqsu; elinaqahk, elinaqsit; also compare 'ceyawiw)

Keywords :

much

many

lot (a lot)