Contionary:ñéiej

Soc'ul'

Etymology

From Sekhulla ŋəːiəh, from Wascotl onhē-i ęs.

Pronunciation

• (Soc'ul') IPA^(key): [ŋəː˧jə˥x]

Verb

ñéiej ᴀᴄᴄ

1. to return, to come back, to go back

   Ih cozeuax juj al'a, āhsecr'u secsuiad suiad jál xuaylac āhréūj āhsecñéiej xauc je: cum'ayjí.

   If you ask for the broad time, I will very slowly walk across this platform making measurements and I will come back to say this: it is cloudy.

2. to move back, to step back, to retreat

   Cual cual corñéiej āl xenuz, t'úc'á t'úc'á.

   Please get out of my face, your breath is bad.

Adverb

ñéiej

1. backward, backwards

   Xen je āhañ'jen' ñéiej ā ā yeriá erain?

   Why do aba abas sometimes swim backwards?

Usage notes

When used in the "retreat" sense, generally followed by xenuz

Synonyms

(again) ej

Derived terms

• suxad ez'e ñéiej je