ᐁᑯᑌ ekote
(particle) (focus, extended)
1
(used to put a manner, direction, or location into focus)
that is where…, that is the way…, that is how…
Examples
ᐁᑯᑌ ᑳ ᐃᑖᔥᑎᒧᔭᓐ᙮
That is the direction in which you sailed.
Hilda Jeffries [2020]
ᐁᑯᑌ ᒫᑲ ᐁᑐᐦᑌᒋᒃ ᐁ ᑭᔐᐹᔮᒃ ᐐᓚᐙᐤ ᐐᐗ ᐁ ᓃᔑᒋᒃ᙮
That is where they went that morning, the two of them (he and) his wife.
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
2
(interjection)
A
conveys agreement or satisfaction
Examples
ᐁᑯᑌ, ᓂᑲ ᑑᑌᓐ᙮
All right, I'll do it
B
conveys approval of something done well (e.g. well done! bravo!)
C
signals the end of a conversation or visit