nopal, on-op-al, op-al, ipal

particle

(expresses wish on part of speaker) if only ..., I hope that ..., I wish that ...

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet	English Phrase
Ipal sukalak weci skat tuci-ktenaqsihq wast.	I wish it would pour rain so there wouldn't be so much snow.
Nopal skat macahahq.	If only she wouldn't leave.
Nopal oliyayan Sitank.	I hope I go to Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupré.
Ipal-ona toqc nicaloq kistek wik.	I wish my uncle's house were ready.
Nopal macahat.	If only she would leave. I wish she would leave.
Nopal skat! ... Nopal-ote kehtol.	I hope not! ... I hope so. If only it were so.
Nit-olu, well, op-al assokiw wolitahatomeq yut tahk, iyey, ntatkuhkakon kisihtu.	So then, well, I hope by chance you like this story of mine that I have made. (MT)
Nopal iywuk cikon.	I wish I had an apple. If only I had an apple.