pqa (pqay-)

preverb

can; can just, can barely, can with difficulty

Prefixed Verb Stem : -poqa (poqay-)

Unprefixed Verb Stem : pqa (pqay-)

Changed Verb Stem : peqa (peqay-)

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey	English Phrase
Npoqakpehla.	I can strip splints from an ash log.
Ma-te npoqakpehlaw.	I can't even strip splints from the ash log.
Possaqhenomakon skat peqayahtuwehq.	The lamp hardly gives any light. A lamp that hardly gives any light.
'Poqa-asitemal etoli-koluliht.	He can give as good as he gets when she scolds him.
Pqayelomu.	S/he can barely smile.
Wahka-pqahtu.	S/he can just barely earn a living.