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Part of speech

particle

Definition

sometimes, often

Notes

(see also miskiw)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Neket Koluskap mec yali-wiciyemat skitapiyi, puskiw-ona nekom mace-suku 'tulok, sipsuhke. At the time when Koluskap still went around among men, often he, too, would go paddling in his canoe, hunting birds. (LM)
Puskiw-ote ntoli-suk Qonasqamkuk. Sometimes I will paddle to St. Andrews.
Puski-te natolukhotuwok waht. Sometimes they went to work in that place. (MB)
Naka not mecimiw itom, peciye yut wahant, itom yet-te halok toli-peciye, naka olonahqey 'qat, itom not-ona puski-te yut aliye. And he used to say that the devil came here; he said he came over there, to the hall, and he had an iron leg, and he said he would often be around here. (AN)

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Stephanie
word Dolly
example Dolly
example Alberta