qontehkom
verb ai 7
s/he travels for so long a time, s/he takes so long a time (to get somewhere)
Plural :
qonotehkomuhtuwok
Verb Stem :
-qontehkom-
Changed Verb Stem :
qentehkom-
Example Sentences :
| Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey | English Phrase |
|---|---|
| Laks 'kekiw 'qontehkomon weckuwi-poneqiyat sapiw aluhkok, wot 'ci-macihiw-ote amsqahs sakhiyat kisuhs tokki nekkiyat, naka mossahkonahtehsinon Laks ktahkomikuk. | Laks is all day traveling, falling back down through the clouds, from sunrise until sunset; that's when he crashes onto the earth. (LM) |
| On yaq-ote oluwikonok kehsukoniw 'qontehkomoniya, apatkawotihtit. | And they had traveled only seven days, they say, when they were back again. (MT) |
| Yut-te anqoc 'ci-maciyapasuwok-otehc. Tan-al-oc 'qontehkomoniya. | Sometimes they would start walking from here. I don't know how long it took them. (JH) |
Audio Recordings :
| Audio Recording | Type of Recording | Authored by |
|---|---|---|
| word | Alberta | |
| Word | Dolly | |
| Example | Dolly | |
| Example | Dolly | |
| example | Alberta | |
| Example | Dolly |