ᦓᦱᧃnaan⁴2000nouna (long) period of timeᦺᦃᧉ ᦓᦱᧃ ᦠᦻ.The illness took a long time to heal.ᦂᦸ ᦍᦲᧃᧉ ᦉᦲᧃᧈ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦓᦱᧃ ᦺᦊᧈ.A ginkgo tree takes a long time to grow.ᦗᦸᧇ ᦁᧃ ᦘᦲᧄ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦓᦱᧃ ᦑᧁᧈ ᦺᦡ.A book that was printed not very long ago.ᦃᦱᧉ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦙᦱ ᦅᦱᧉ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦐᦲᧉ ᦓᦱᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧓ ᦔᦲ.We have been selling in this country for a period of three years.8.4.2.2A long timeᦵᦋᦲᧂᧉᦓᦱᧃᦙᦹᧃᦓᦱᧃᦠᦹᧂᦓᦱᧃᦠᦹᧂᦢᧁᧈᦓᦱᧃ
8.4.2.2. A long time
ᦛᦻᧉᦔᦲᦛᦻᧉᦷᦋᧈwaaj³pii¹waaj³coo⁵nounmany years; one's whole lifeᦛᦻᧉ ᦔᦲ ᦛᦻᧉ ᦷᦋᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦶᦑᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦉᦳᧅ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦟᧄ ᦉᧅ ᦞᧃ.For many years she was never happy for even one day.8.4.2.2A long timeᦛᦻᧉᦔᦲ1ᦷᦋᧈ
ᦠᦹᧂᦍᦱᧁᧈhɯŋ¹jaaw⁵nouna long timeᦠᦹᧂ ᦍᦱᧁᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦠᧃ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦂᧃ.They hadn't seen each other for a long time.8.4.2.2A long timeᦠᦹᧂ
ᦠᦹᧂᦎᦱᧄᦠᦹᧂhɯŋ¹taam¹hɯŋ¹nouna long timeᦠᦹᧂ ᦎᦱᧄ ᦠᦹᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦕᦲᧆ ᦺᦈ ᦶᦑᧉ.After a long time he got very angry.8.4.2.2A long timeᦠᦹᧂᦎᦱᧄ
ᦠᦹᧂᦓᦱᧃhɯŋ¹naan⁴nouna long time (can be separated)ᦷᦎᧇ ᦙᦹ ᦵᦞ ᦟᦱ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦠᦹᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦓᦱᧃ.They clapped for a long time.8.4.2.2A long timeᦠᦹᧂᦓᦱᧃ
ᦠᦹᧂᦍᦱᧁhɯŋ¹jaaw⁴nounlong timeᦵᦑᧁ ᦺᦔ ᦠᦹᧂ ᦍᦱᧁ ᧞ ᦙᦾᧈ.He walked a long time and he was weary.8.4.2.2A long timeᦠᦹᧂᦍᦱᧁ
ᦢᧁᧈᦺᦋᧈᦃᦸᧂᦷᦡᧃᧈbaw²caj⁵xɔŋ¹don²post-verbfor a long timeᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦈᦲᧈ ᦧᦱᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦈᧅ ᦶᦙ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦃᦸᧂ ᦷᦡᧃᧈ.He looked at the road-repair plan for a long time.8.4.2.2A long timeᦢᧁᧈᦺᦋᧈᦃᦸᧂ1ᦷᦡᧃᧈ1
