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Part of speech

noun animate

Definition

rat (especially, Rattus norvegicus); (in general) mouse

Noun Forms

Plural:
apiqsehsuwok
Possessed:
'tapiqsehsumol
Locative:
apiqsehuwihkuk where there are rats
Diminutive:
apiqsehsis small rat; mouse (Pesk)

Notes

(compare tuhkis)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
On yaq apiqsehsis naci-kotunotun pskihq naka 'kosokayahqi-punomon yut, iyik, sipuhsisok. And the mouse went to get a piece of grass and laid it across the little brook.
Nokalak apiqsehsuwok. I am afraid of rats.
Kci-apiqsehs. Large rat.
Nisuwiyek moskuwa elinaqsilit apiqsehsis lamiw tuhsanok. My husband found a lot of mice (or baby rats) under the shed.
Apiqsehs kolhuke. The rat is trapped.

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