ago, a long timecila hqowciláhqowder. ofcilalong time*hqo5pass by agoadva long time ago
ago, a whilešihcac 1šihcáʔadva while ago, some time ago; a few days ago; in the past 3-5 daysšihcacʼ íyowe· ʔa múl mice·duit was some time ago I said thatšihcáʔ ṭʼo ʔa mi· ʔíw ʔtʰinI haven't been there for several dayssyn*hqo52huʔul 1cfyalaw 18.4.6.2Pasthuʔul 1huʔúladva while ago (e.g., a few hours); earlier the same daysyn*hqo52šihcac 1cfcilaʔoc 2ʔul 1ʔu·l
aim (weapon)*duda·la 2duda·láwdir. of*duʔdi2move with finger-aladown INCEPvload (an arrow in a bow); aim a loaded weapon, ready to shoothisʼu· mahsóʔ li šucʰiṭʼba ʔul dudá·lawhe pulled an arrow from his quiver and loaded itʔul hisʼu· šucʰíṭʼba šihmi tol dudalá·ba ʔul mílhqʰaʔ wa·duhaving pulled out an arrow, he aimed his weapon and walked towards there
all (with time)=hqʰowalhqʰowalder. ofqʰo·twoadvall (with time expressions), throughout (a duration of time)soh mu duwé hqʰowal hihkoʔthey just sat there all nightkihlaʔ mul šoʔ hiʔda hqʰowal min bahcil kihlaʔ but he still heard it, all along the roadcfqʰowal8.4.1Period of time
all fours, oncohšo mihca wicohšo míhca wiph. adj. ofcohšohandmihcafour=wiat in with, by (INSTR) in order toadvon all fours; on one's hands and kneesšahku mihca wišahku míhca wiadvon all fours (of animal)1.6Animal
all rightyohweyyohwéyshort.yohinterjlet's go, let's do it; all right , be ready; come on (esp. in terms of leaving, movement)yohwé· hahye ʔoṭʰono ʔall right, quit pulling seaweed (time is up)!yohwé· ʔacalqʰaʔ qowi·lacʼmeʔnow let's return home!yohwé· cohtociit's about time you wentcfyo2yo·7.2.3.3Leavehiyowhiyówadjall right, betteryowyówinterjall right, okaymulído “yów” nihciʔ ˆ. “All right,” they agreed.cfhu·ʔneʔʔe3.2.5.9Approve of something
almost*biʔtʼa22biʔtʼáwpl.*bitʼacpref. ofbi-by encircling softly*ʔtʼa2reachadvbe almost ready, finished; almost, nearlymu·kito ku máci biʔtʼa· šusʼáyʔṭaw they whipped him for almost a whole day.
almost (did)=ʔd 2ʔdpl. agt.=ʔcʼvUnfulfilled Intention (with a Perfective suffix, such as the Absolutive): the act was intended but was abandoned, or, especially with an inanimate agent, the act almost took place: "intended to, was going to, was about to, almost"ṭʼi· pʰacʼóhti ʔdu (we) speared almost all (the fish)buṭaqá ʔem qʰama· cíwala·ti ʔdu·liwhen the bear tried to crawl down after themcʰoyícʼqati ʔduye· mito ʔa·I was going to kill you