nemq, nemq-ote
particle
just barely
Example Sentences :
Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey | English Phrase |
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Kci-monossapskuk, nemq-ote sakhapskahte, nit elossit. | On a great rock island, barely showing above the water, there he lay. (LM) |
Nemq-ote kisi-wtome, on mace-neqhomon. | He had just barely started to smoke when he began to cough. |
Nemq-ote nkisi-kpahmonol possiyanteskil, nit-te-na macelan. | I had just barely gotten the windows closed when it began to rain. No sooner had I closed the windows than it started raining. |
Nemq-ote peciye nemaht nkisis, nit-tehna apc 'tahcuwi-macahan. | My aunt had barely arrived at my house when she had to leave again. |
Notes :
(for some speakers, memq)
Audio Recordings :
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word | Alberta | |
example | Alberta | |
example | Dolly | |
example | Dolly | |
example | Dolly |
Videos Referencing This Word :
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When We Went Hunting |