kapaka

Adverb

 * 1) yesterday
 * 2) yester-, previous, last
 * Kapaka kejo iyaha. Aitsa neke ogakuawiu.
 * [He] went last month. [He] hasn't yet returned.
 * Katsa wakiya piyawiu? Kapaka kamokawa.
 * Q: When did you go? A: Last year.
 * Onyankakonaha raiu onakutsa, kapaka otojawaintsa.
 * They said it over the radio day before yesterday.
 * They said it over the radio day before yesterday.

Usage notes
Kapaka can be used in combination with other words, such as kejo (month, moon) or kamokawa (year) to denote an extent of time one period prior to the present period, the nature of the period being specified by the second element of the compound. In addition, it can combine with the adverb otojawaintsa to denote the day before yesterday.