sivuani

Inupiaq

Adverb

sivuani (dual sivuakni, plural sivuatni)

1. before it, in the past, before this time

   Sivuani qipmim aŋugaluaqtitnaŋa isiqtiqtuŋa tupiġmun.

   I entered the house before the dog caught me.

2. in front of it