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'a'niwehst'e' he came to be, became (such and such)

'a:wht'e I am (such and such)

'aht'ing-q'a-'unt'e all kinds of things, everything, every which thing, any old thing

'unt'eh clearly

k'ite:t'aw sucking doctor, Indian doctor (general term)

k'itise:xwo-'a:wht'e I am smart

me:k'int'e it is the length of it, it is as long as it

na'siłwa:-'a:'unt'e he is a butcher

nichwing'xw-'a:wht'e I'm unwell, not feeling good

niwhongxw-'a:wht'e I'm well, I'm feeling good

wint'e

xo'a:'unt'e honest, goodnatured

xuxa:nt'e it is light (in weight), not heavy

xwe:di-whung 'a:nt'e how are you? how are you doing?

Dictionary Entry [entry ID #95] (related entries)

wint'e • it always happens, it is always so • adverb • Semantic domain: time

Phrases and expressions

na:wha:-wint'e I always go around (day after day) [literally, I go around-it is always so]

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k'iwunayda:-ch'itina:wh wint'e he goes hunting every day (spoken by Verdena Parker)
wint'e always (spoken by Verdena Parker)
wint'e always (spoken by Verdena Parker)

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wint'e (spoken by Billy Carpenter)
wint'e (spoken by Marjorie Jarnaghan)

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text: The first ones, line 85 (full story)

digyung ya:dehsdilts'e: wint'e:-te:"

We will always live here."

text: The first ones, line 89 (full story)

...do:-xoling' xowa'ni ya:n' 'ohliw digyung de:sohłts'e: wint'e:-te:

you won't be part of the ones who went over the hill anymore.

text: The first ones, line 91 (full story)

hayah ya:ne'tł'-ding haya:ł hayah de:sohłts'e: wint'e:-te: nohni[ni]s'a:n' silin'-te:"

You will always live at that place where we arrive, it will become your land."

text: The first ones, line 95 (full story)

digyung de:sohłts'e: wint'e:-te:

You'll always live here (in Redwood Creek).

text: Verdena's life story, part 1, line 294 (full story)

hayah-wint'e do:-ło'-na:xosing? hay na:mitł'a'-ding haya:ł q'ut hayah

and then after that they didn't laugh anymore

text: Verdena's life story, part 1, line 344 (full story)

hayah wint'e de na'tehsdiy yo:w-xw k'iłch'ixa:n'awh-ch'ing' na'way

and then, from there turns out he left and went back to the service (where they were fighting)

text: Creation of animals, line 93 (full story)

ch'e'ninyay wint'e dimin-ch'ischwe'n 'a:dina:'-me:w no'kite:qot

he went outside and made sharp (sticks) and placed them under his own eyelids