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Part of speech

noun animate

Definition

spider; cancer, cancerous tumor

Noun Forms

Plural:
amushopihkiyik
Possessed:
'tamushopihkemol
Locative:
amushopihkewihkuk where there are spiders
Diminutive:
amushopihkehsis

Notes

(also, amussopihk, amussapihk JW/LL)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
'Kikahal amushopihkiyil. He cured the cancer.
Amushopihk 'tawi-amalhatkuhutahsu. The spider knows how to spin a fancy web.
Elinaqsihtit yukk amushopihkiyik naka amushopihkehsisok. There are a lot of spiders and baby spiders here.
Amushopihk weckuwatuwet. There was a spider crawling toward him. (MT)
Amushopihk 'kolhal amucaluwiyil 'tahpapimok. The spider caught a fly in its web.
Amushopihkiyil not matoniht. He suffers from cancer.

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