particle
not yet; before; (mesq-ote, meste) never

Notes

(used with negative verb forms; mesq-ote is sometimes shortened to meste before another word)

Keywords

never
yet
before
not yet

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Meste apc tama naci-wikiw, yut tehpu. I have never lived anywhere else but here. (ID)
Meste nmilawon. I haven't given it to her yet.
Itom nekom-oc 'toluhkatomon sepawonuk, mesq mec. She said she would work on it the next day, but she hasn't yet.
Ya, cel nkisi-woli-punomon, mesq apc ntosakihtuwon. Yes, I even put it away, and I haven't looked at it since. (GP)
Mesq mec wot peciyew. He hasn't arrived yet. He still hasn't arrived.
Kotama. Mesq-ote nomiyaw. No, I haven't seen him yet.
Mesq nomihtuwon. I haven't seen it yet.
Mesq piskiyanuhk, mottokhomoniya. Before it is dark, they swim to the other shore.
Mesq nokotomuwan yut uten, ntolluhkanc nit. Before I leave this town, I'll do that. (LM)

Audio Recordings

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