киткит

Alutor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkit.kit /

Adverb

киткит (kitkit)

1. a little bit
2. as soon as, shortly after

   киткит йылӄылӄивлат ынӈина нурал Тиниг'аӈав'ытынак ӈывуййи ваӈилъатык.

   As soon as they fell into sleep, T began sewing.

3. when
   • Alutor Legend, Signal of snipes, paragraph 6:

     киткит сирирв' гаг'эӈалӄивлаӈ ойив ынпыӈава гивлаӈ.

     When snipes honk, an old woman said to all.

Synonyms

• тита

References

• Nagayama, Yukari. (2010) Grammatical sketches from the field