Telling Time

♦ In Arikara, time is given only for the hour and either before or after the hour. It is not given in precise minutes. In sentences indicating time, the number word may come either before or after the verb. ♦

New expressions:

Grandfather, what time is it?

atipa’, tiče weniita’uukUt?

It’s after______.

wetiihUhtahAt_____.

It’s before______.

wetitookuxtA_____.

It’s______ o’clock.

wetita’uukUt_____.

It’s half past______.

_____ na ihUx wetita’uukUt.

one

axkU

two

pitkUx

three

taWIt

four

čiiti’Iš

five

šihUx

six

tšaapis

seven

taWIšaapiswaaNA

eight

taWIšaapis

nine

nooxiniiwaaNA

ten

nooxini’

eleven

nooxini’ na axkU

twelve

nooxini’ na pitkUx

Talking about periods of the day:

It’s __________.

wetiihi’ __________.

midnight

NItkAhaanuukarikAt

noon

šakuunuukarikAt

morning

hinaxtIt

nighttime

hiNAx

evening/late afternoon

hiiš
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