ᐁᑯ eko
(particle) (conjunction)
1
(followed by a verb in the conjunct order)
used to introduce an event subsequent to another (e.g., so, then, and then, etc.)
Examples
ᐁᑯ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐋᐱᑯᔒᔥ ᑳ ᐊᑎ ᒫᒫᑯᐦᑕᐦᒃ ᓇᒀᑲᓂᓕᐤ ᑭᒋ ᐋᐸᐦᐙᑦ ᐲᓯᐧᒪ᙮
And so the mouse began nibbling at the snare to free the sun.
Wesley & Goodwin - Chakabesh & the Sun [1992]
2
used to emphasize an imperative or interjection
Examples
ᐁᒀᓂ ᐁᑯ!
That's enough now!
ᐁᑯ ᒫ ᒦᒋᓱᐦ!
Well, eat already!
ᑫᑲ ᒫᑲ ᐃᑌᐤ ᐅ ᓈᐯᒪ, ᐁᑯ ᒫ ᐁᑯᓈᓂ ᑖᐺ ᐁᑳ ᐗᔦᔥ ᐁ ᑮ ᐃᐦᑎᔭᓐ?
Finally she tells her husband, "Listen now, is there truly nothing you can do?"
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
3
(idiom)
eko mâka and
Examples
ᓇᒣᐱᓪ ᒫᑲ ᒫᐗᒡ ᑭᔒᐸᓕᐤ, ᐁᑯ ᒫᑲ ᐊᑎᐦᑲᒣᒄ᙮
The sucker moves the fastest, and the whitefish.
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
References
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19 results found
Some words starting with 'eko'
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these are the ones
these are the ones
these are the ones
2
this is the one
these are the ones
1
this is the one
these are the ones
2
these are the ones
these are the ones
these are the ones
these are the ones
these are the ones
this is the one
this is the one
used to signal a rhetorical question
1
conveys agreement to an accurate statement (e.g., that is right, that is correct)
2
introduces an object, reason, or cause into the narrative sequence (e.g., so that is..., then that is...)
3
conveys approval of something done well (e.g. well done! bravo!)
1
conveys agreement to an accurate statement (e.g., that is right, that is correct)
2
introduces an object, reason, or cause into the narrative sequence (e.g., so that is..., then that is...)
3
conveys approval of something done well (e.g. well done! bravo!)
1
regardless, nevertheless
2
conveys the jussive mood, a form of command used for third persons
3
used to urge somebody not to worry or feel distress (e.g., let it be, never mind, no need to bother about it)
4
used to express acquiescence or, when issuing commands, to encourage it (e.g., just)
so at that time, then at that time
this is where
1
that is where...
2
conveys agreement to an accurate statement (e.g., that is right, that is correct)
conveys approval of something done well (e.g. well done! bravo!)
conveys approval of something done well (e.g. well done! bravo!)
that is where...
that is the where…, that is the way…, that is how…
1
that is where…, that is the way…, that is how…
2
conveys agreement or satisfaction
conveys approval of something done well (e.g. well done! bravo!)
signals the end of a conversation or visit
conveys approval of something done well (e.g. well done! bravo!)
signals the end of a conversation or visit
this is where…
this is where...