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Times of day

Below is a bunch of phrases related to what time of day it is (not a specific clock time).

Times

EnglishTranslation
a long time
wahu·níse̲ʔ
a short time
kʌʔ nikalí·wes
all the time
yaʔteka·kú·te̲
how long of a time?
Tó· niwahu·niʔsé̲
Tó· náhe

Day, daytime

EnglishTranslation
day
awʌhnísla̲ʔ
all day
kwʌʔtáti̲ʔ
during the day
tsiʔniwʌhnísles
this day
Tó· niwʌhnisla·ké͟
daytime
kwaʔté·ke̲
every day
yaʔtewʌhnislaké͟

Morning

EnglishTranslation
(earlier) this morning
sʌhaʔ astéhtsi̲ʔ
early morning
in the morning
astéhtsi̲
the other morning
oyá· tshitwastéhtsi̲ʔ
morning
morning time
astehtsiwé·ke̲

Afternoon

EnglishTranslation
afternoon
yotukóhtu ʌt́i
noon
ʌ́ti
ʌ́tyʌ ni·kále̲ʔ

Evening

EnglishTranslation
evening
early evening
late afternoon
yoʔkaláshʌ̲
yoʔkaláshu̲
when it was evening
tshiyoʔkaláshu̲
this evening
tonight
later this evening
ʌyó·kalahwe̲ʔ

Night

EnglishTranslation
night
né· wahsuta·té̲·
night-time
kwaʔshuté·ke̲
all night
kwaʔshutátiʔ
during the night
tsiʔ niwahsu·tés
every night
yaʔtewahsu·táke̲
midnight
ashú·tha̲
(when it got dark) last night
kwaʔshu·té̲·
this night
tonight
kaʔi·kʌ́· wahsuta·té̲·
the other night
oyá· tshitkwaʔshu·té̲·
how many nights?
Tó· niwahsu·táke̲ʔ
when it gets dark
tshityó·kalas

Tomorrow

EnglishTranslation
tomorrow
ʌyólhʌne̲ʔ
tomorrow night
ʌyólhʌneʔ ʌyó·kalawe̲ʔ
tomorrow evening
ʌyólhʌneʔ yoʔkala·sne̲ʔ
the day after tomorrow
oyá· yʌtsyólhʌne̲ʔ

Yesterday

EnglishTranslation
yesterday
the·tʌ̲̲́·
the day before yesterday
oyá tshithe·tʌ̲̲́

Week

EnglishTranslation
all week
yaʔtewʌ·tá·ke̲
during the week
tsiʔ niwʌ·tés
every week
yaʔtewʌ·táke
last week
swʌtatkʌ́
next week
yʌswʌ·tát
how many weeks?
Tó· niwʌ·táke̲

Weekend

EnglishTranslation
weekend
yawʌtokta·u
this (coming) weekend
ʌwʌtokta
this past weekend
yautokta·u

Months

EnglishTranslation
month
awʌhní·taʔ
during the month
tsiʔ niwʌhní·tes
last month
swʌhniʔtatkʌ́
next month
yʌswʌ́hniʔtat
how many months?
Tó· niwʌhní·take̲ʔ

Years

EnglishTranslation
all year
ohslakwekú̲
during the year
through the year
tsiʔ niyóhsles
every year
nyaʔteyohsla·ké͟
last year
tsyohslatkʌ́
next year
yʌtsyohslá·te̲ʔ
the other year
oyá· tshikohslá·ke̲
a particular year
kaʔi·kʌ́· yohsla·té̲·
how many years?
Tó· niyohslaké̲
one year after another
yohslaténi

Other Phrases

EnglishTranslation
always
tyóhtkut
eclipse
utʌhniʔtáhtuʔ
more often
sʌ́haʔ yotká·teʔ
never
yáh newʌtú
now
today
nuʔú·wa̲ʔ
nʌʔú·wa̲ʔ
often
yotká·teʔ
sometimes
swatye·lʌ̲̲́