keq, keqoss, keqsey
pronoun inanimate
what; something
Plural :
keqseyal, keqil
Diminutive :
keqossis something little
Example Sentences :
| Passamaquoddy-Maliseet | English Phrase |
|---|---|
| Keqseyal nihtol kisonuwok malsanikuwamok? | What are those things she bought at the store? |
| Keqossis-otehc eleyik, nit-te mawtehsultiniya nusopekok. | When any little thing happens, the gossips all come crowding around. |
| Keq nit? | What is that? |
| Keq ktotoli-oluhk? | What are you doing? |
| Keqoss-oc eleyik cuwi-leyu-tehc-ona nokosayiw. | What is to happen should happen right away. (LM) |
| Nomihtun keq. | I see something. |
| Tan tehpu keq. | Anything. |
| Keq leyu? | What happened? |
| Cel iya Mali Pal epahsiw siktewocultuwok nit wikuwam, epahsiw ehtekpon. Nihtol Kiqs naka 'qoss kisihtuhtitpon. Ansa keqil posonutiyil, eci-tkomomqahk. | And they half froze in that house of Mary Paul’s, the one that was in the middle. Kiqs and his sons built those. They were like some baskets (i.e., drafty), they felt so cold. (MiP) |
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