ahtoli (ahtol-)

preverb

repeatedly, over and over again; keeping on ..., continually, continuously

Verb Stem:: -ahtoli (-ahtol-)

Notes

(compare iqoni, minuwi; ahtol- is reduced to ah- by most speakers before stems beginning with L, as in ahlossin s/he lies there repeatedly or continually, and also in a few other stems; see, for example, ahhit, ahpu, ahte)

Keywords

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey	English
Ahtoli-wikuwamket, mam-ote ma-te keq nkisi-olluhkew.	She kept visiting (visited repeatedly), so in the end I never did get anything done.
Ahtoli-esuwiyat Suset cel kiwtahqahat nmamam.	Susan's constant going back and forth made my mother dizzy.
Ahtoli-ikotohom.	He keeps on yawning.
Ntahtoli-qecimuloq eliwisi.	He kept asking me my name.
Elinaqsihtit pawatomuhtit, iyey, ktapaciptunen latuwewakon; 'tahtoli-skuhutomoniya.	A lot of people want us to bring back the language; they keep talking about it. (MF)