Chapter 6: List of Mi’kmaw Pre-verbs

Doris Googoo

Chapter 6 – Prefixes, Pre-verbs and Verbs

Chapter 6: List of Mi’kmaw Pre-verbs

There are many prefixes in the Mi’kmaq language. Here are some examples of them in use and what they mean. This is not a complete list of prefixes, but it is a great start.

A'qati – half way	Awi – Around	Kespi – the end	Nulmi – my heart, from
Aji – movement	Awisiw – rarely	Kesmi – progress, advance, push on	Tetli – in the place
Amali – variety, different, various	Ewsami – too much	Ketui – precede, wish, want	Upukji – soon, before long
Api – to have just	Iapji / Apji – always	Nqani – old, worn out, useless	Weskiji – on the outside
Apskwi – return, repetition	Kaqi/Kaq – completely	Nqasi – immediately	Wiskui – astonishingly
Awani – ignorance, forget	Kepmi – Honor, respect	Nuji – of the nature of	Wisqi – suddenly, quickly, promptly

Kiwto'qwi/Kikto'qwi – around	Meltami – in the beginning, at first	Napi – trace, copy	Wetmi – occupation
Kji – big, emphasis of something, grand	Mesui – openly	Naqsi – promptly, fast	Wi'kui – selfishness, egoism
Ktki – other	Metui – difficult	Newti / Nkuti – the same, only	Wiji – I want
Lamu – feed him/her	Mili – number, quantity, variety	Nikani – ahead, outfront, before	Etui – on both sides
Mawi / Maw – much, altogether, very	Minui – anew, again	Nkuti – the same, likewise, uniquely	Ewnasa'si – mental disorder
Melki – strongly	Nankmi – immediately	Pa'qi – Completely	Ani / Ana – Abhorrence, hatred, horror

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Pajijiw – Very, extremely, excess	Pitui – Lengthened, raised, beyond	Poqji – Begin, beginning	Tetapu – exactly
Pawi – Slowly	Piltui – new, first, strange, unusual	Puksi – subject to, include	Wantaqi – tranquility
Pe'kwi – throughout, entirely	Pili – new	Siawi – often, continually	Weji – from, because of
Pejili – most, more, very	Pikwel / Pukweli – numerous, many	Tali – how	Wejiwli – Paraclete
Pekji – a long time	Peli – fail to	Te'si – each	Wikwi – extinction

Wisqwi – surprisingly	Ewli – misery, pity	Wini – bad, wicked, dirty	Kisi – Already, after, before, able to
Eskwi – left over, remaining	Matawi – to make a movement	Ejeli – impotence	Wenaqi – elevation, uplift
Etli – be doing, there	Teli – thus, there	Ejikli – Sweep aside, reject	Teljl – Extreme
Mesi – entirely, all	Tetpi – equally	Asita – reply, permission