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ččə̀wi-təpat

English

it is necessary, ought to be, behooves,

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Penobscot	English	Part of Speech
éhčəwi-təpahk	when (where) it is necessary	conj.
éhčəwi-təpahk èyəya	where it is necessary that I remain, where I must stay	c. conj.
ehčəwí-təpahkəpan	when it had been necessary
ehčəwí-təpahkəsa	when it had been necessary
ččəwí-təpahke	if...	subj.
→ččə̀wi-təpat kətakʷeči-péčihlαn άnsαtte etoči-ččəwi-pečíhlan	It behooves you to try to arrive exactly on time, you should try to arrive in good time.

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