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Part of speech

noun animate

Definition

chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

Noun Forms

Plural:
asakuwahqiyik
Possessed:
'tasakuwahqemol, 'tasakuwahkumol
Locative:
asakuwahqihkuk
Diminutive:
asakuwaqsis, asakuwahqehsis, asakuwahqis

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Asakuwahq wiki-yali-skuweyu awtihkuk. The chipmunk likes to hang around on roads. Chipmunks like to hang around on roads.
Asakuwahq kekesk apsokil katok mihku naka lapahasu 'pahkamok. A chipmunk is a little smaller than a squirrel, and it has a striped back.
Ma-te kisi-tpelomaw asakuwahq, 'sami Keluwosit nihtol 'topelomal. You cannot own chipmunks, because they belong to God.

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