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nes-kwee

Dictionary entry

nes-kweeadv • near, soon, close [takes pronominal prefixes]

Lexicon record # 2148 | Source references: R229 JE32 JE93

Special meanings or uses

  • nee-nee nes-kwee closer JE32

  • Nes-kwee soo-to's Come closer! JE32 JE33

  • nes-kee 'o'-lem' neighbors [literally, "those that live close"] JE93

  • nes-kwe-nee no-'ohl soon JE125

  • nes-kwe-nee roo soon JE125

Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (8)

  1. nes-kwee "soon" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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