kiyasqi
particle
enough; exactly; as long as, provided that
Example Sentences :
| Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey | English Phrase |
|---|---|
| Ma-te miskiw wen kotuhpiw, kiyasqi-te wen nihpatok wen 'toluhkan. | One doesn't often go hungry, provided one works when one feels like it. (RS) |
| Tan tehpu keq koti-olluhkihin, kiyasqi miyahsi-ksahayin. | Do whatever you want, just as long as you come in early. |
| Kiyasqi-te elessit Tuma; ma-te sesomi-te koti-ciksotomu. | That's what Thomas gets; he just does not want to listen. |
| Kiyasqi-te elessiyin! | It serves you right! (That's exactly what happens to you!) |
| Kiyasqi-te nita! | That's enough of that! |
| Kisi-tehp naci-witk kiyasqi-te skat 'sami-metsihkusiwon. | You could go dancing as long as you're not too late. |
| Am-ote, solahki-te 'kisitahatomon wesuwessin. "Kis, kis-oc kiyasqi-tehc toqakiw tokkiw waht apc apaciyayan." | At last he decided it was time to go back. "It will just be fall by the time I get back there again." (MT) |
| Kiyasqi-te pasqek. | Exactly at noon. |
Notes :
(see also qesq-ote)
Audio Recordings :
| Audio Recording | Type of Recording | Authored by |
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| word | Alberta | |
| example | Dolly | |
| example | Dolly | |
| example | Dolly | |
| example | Dolly | |
| example | Dolly | |
| example | Dolly | |
| example | Dolly | |
| example | Alberta |