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  kʷɬníɬ nəshiyáʔ.	‘I’ll go right now.’
  kʷkʷáʔ caʔ ʔiʔ hiyáʔ cn.	‘I’ll go later.’

  
  ► 1  These are two very different patterns.
  ► 2  With kʷɬníɬ the event follows and the subject is indicated with the possessive pronoun on the event.
  ► 3  It is possible to say kʷɬníɬ cn. This means ‘I’ll do it right now.’
  ► 4  The word kʷɬníɬ has the root níɬ ‘it is, there are’ and the prefix kʷɬ‑ ‘already.’ So the literal meaning is ‘it already is.’
  ► 5  The second model shows how the word kʷkʷáʔ works. This word means something like ‘it’ll be later on,’ ‘after a while,’ ‘put it off until later,’ ‘pretty soon,’ or ‘slow down, take it easy, and do it later.’

  	ʔaʔk̓ʷín ʔay̓ ʔiʔ ʔíɬən cxʷ?	‘What time do you eat?’
  	kʷɬníɬ nəsʔíɬən. ʔíɬən u caʔ cxʷ?	‘I’ll eat right now. Will you eat?’
  	čaʔíɬən cn ʔaʔ kʷi nəstáči.	‘I just ate when I got here.’
  	ʔə́y̓ u cə sʔíɬən?	‘Is the food good?’