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nὰwat

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English

it is long ago, in the distance past; it is in the distance (space or time).

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PenobscotEnglishPart of Speech
→nὰwat nətehkʷi-námihαIts been a long time since I saw him.
nὰwat nətahəli-tasímαppanLong ago I used to speak of him.

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  • →nὰwat nətehkʷi-námihα variant Its been a long time since I saw him. Break down →
  • nὰwat nətahəli-tasímαppan variant Long ago I used to speak of him. Break down →

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  • nὰwsətak shared opening 1) man that can hear a long distance; put his ear to the ground and could hear what people were sayi
  • nὰwəlek shared opening in front of the fire (between the entrance of the wigwam and the fire),
  • nὰwəso shared opening 1) he is in the distance (space or time), in the distant past, of a past era, or yore, 2) he (dog) t
  • nὰwətek shared opening [formed from
  • nὰka similar spelling the former (dead or living, but lost, stolen or missing),

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