Part of speech
preverbDefinition
(motion, extension, orientation) away, facing away; (time) into or toward the future, progressing, continuing on; (elomi ... olomi ...) the more ... the more ...
Verb Forms
- Verb Stem:
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-olomi (-olom-)
- Changed Verb Stem:
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elomi (elom-)
Example Sentences
| Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Elomikotok. | As the year goes on. As the years go by. | |
| Elomi-te wisokolamsok olomatqin. | As the wind blows harder the waves get bigger. | |
| Olomi-qasku. | S/he runs away. | |
| Olomessu. | It goes away quickly. | |
| Elomi-te muskuwatewestaq, olomi-te-na aqami-nokhoma. | The more he talks angrily the more he stutters. | |
| Kis 'kekiw ntotoli-puskolaqosomon yut muwinewi-psuhun. Komac wot sakoli-psuhune: elomi-te puskolaqosom, olomi-sakolapske. | I've been all day parboiling this bear heart. He's very hard-hearted: the more I parboil it, the tougher it gets. | |
| Olomuhse. ... Olomihkawotuwok. ... Olomapasuwok. | S/he walks away. ... They (two) walk away. ... They (more than two) walk away. |
Audio Recordings
| Recording | Type | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| word | Alberta | ||
| word | Dolly | ||
| Example | Nancy | ||
| Example | Nancy | ||
| Example | Nancy | ||
| Example | Nancy | ||
| example | Dolly | ||
| Example | Nancy | ||
| example | Alberta |