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DIVISIONS OF TIME | |
| An hour, | tû-pas-ko-ti'-kûn. | |
| A day (twenty-four hours), | kwût-o-kû-ni'-u. | |
| Day, | ki'-sok. | |
| The hours of the day, | tû-pas-ko-ti'-kûn-ûl ki'-sok. | |
| Night, | ni-pa'-yu. | |
| At night, | tû-pok. | |
| Dawn, | to-ka'-pûn. | |
| Sunrise, | sa-ke-we'-he. | |
| Morning, | os-pa'-si-wi'-u. | |
| Mid-forenoon, | e-pa-si'-te. | |
| Noon, | pas'-kwe. | |
| Afternoon, | ki-si-pas'-kwe. | |
| Just before sunset, | tût'-kwe. | |
| Sunset, | ûn-ki'-he. | |
| Dusk, | pil-wa-pê-ta'-so. | |
| Evening, | wu-la-kwi'-u. | |
| Midnight, | e-pa'-sit-po'-kêt. | |
| To-day, | pêm-kis'-kak. | |
| Yesterday, | wu-la'-ko. | |
| Day before yesterday, | kût-e-ki-la'-ko. | |
| Day after tomorrow, | kût-e-ki-sêp'. | |
| One week, | newkt-sûn'-te. | |
| Many weeks, | e-sun-te'-kil. | |
| The moon, | ni-pauk'-sêt. | |
| A moon (in time), | ki'-sos. | |
| One moon, | pês-ki'-sos. | |
| First half of moon, | ûm-skwa-se'-we e-pa-so'-sêt ki'-sos. | |
| Last half of the moon, | tchus-le'-we e-pa-so'-sêt ki'-sos. | |
| A year, | kwût-tchi'-kût-ûn. | |
| Spring, | si'-kwûn. | |
| Summer, | ni'-pûn. | |
| Autumn, | tû-kwa-ki'-yu. | |
| Winter, | po-ni'-yu. | |
| Leaf-budding time, | pû-skwe'-pû-ki'-yu. | |
| Leaf-falling time, | me-twa-ki'-yu. | |
| Berry time, | e-to-tu-i'-sol-ti'-mûk. | |
| Eel-fishing time, | kû-sên'-hût-in. | |
| Harvest time, | ko-a'-kwi-nîk-hût'-in. | |
| Hunting time, | tûm-kan'tin. | |
| One year, | kwût-tchi'-kût-ûn. | |
| Two years, | ni-si'-kût-ûn. | |
| Three years, | ûn-si'-kût-ûn. | |
| Four years, | ne-wi'-kût-ûn. | |
| Five years, | na-ni'-kût-ûn. | |
| Six years, | ka-ma'-tchin ke-si'-kût-ûn. | |
| Now (adverb), | tûk-êts'. | |
| Past time (adverb), | kêts-i-kan'. | |
| Future time, | te'-pu-nûk. | |
| Sunday, | sûn-te (also) at'-la-sim-wi-ki'- sok (the day of rest). | |
| Monday, | ki-sûn'-te (day after Sunday). | |
| Tuesday, | ni-o-lo'-kûn (second working day). | |
| Wednesday, | ni-hi-lo'-kûn (third working day. | |
| Thursday, | ne-u-lo'-kûn (fourth working day. | |
| Friday, | ske-he-wa'-tûkw. | |
| Saturday, | kû-tu-a-sûn'-te (day before Sunday). | |
| * First moon (December), | k'tchi'-ki'-sos (the long moon. | |
| Second moon (January), | a-klo'-sûm-wês'-it. | |
| Third moon (February), | a-pi-a'-tû-kûn (when spruce tips fall). | |
| Fourth moon (March), | tû-kwas-kwû'-ni ki'-sos (first spring moon). | |
| Fifth moon (April), | pûn-a-tûm'-u-i ki'-sos (egg- laying moon). | |
| Sixth moon (may), | si'-kwûn-i-me'-kwi ki'-sos (gaspereaux moon). | |
| Seventh moon (June), | ni'-pûn-i ki'-sos (summer moon). | |
| Eighth moon (July), | ûp-skwi' ki'-sos (feather- shedding moon). | |
| Ninth moon (August), | kêp-wa'tchi ki'-sos (moon in which the leaves begin to fall). | |
| Tenth moon (September), | mat'-si-u-tu'-hi ki'-sos (moose- calling moon). | |
| Eleventh moon (October), | wi-ke'-wi ki'-sos (salmon- spawning moon). | |
| Twelfth moon (November), | ku-a'-kwû-ni-ke'-wi ki'-sos (harvest moon). | |
| Thirteenth moon, | po-kwût'-nan-so-wi ki'-sos (bastard moon). | |
* Their year began with the "the long moon." | ||
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