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Part of speech

verb ai & ii 1, 14

Definition

s/he, it stops moving, comes to stop

Noun Forms

Plural:
conessultuwok (ai)

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-conessi-
Changed Verb Stem:
cenessi-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Coness! (stop sign) Stop!
Mahkiyew conessu. It stopped for a while.
Kamotu cenessik psi keq kisi-siqhewik. All of a sudden everything came to a stop after the ice storm (electricity, traffic, school, etc.).
Nonuwak nit ikolisomanok sehtayiw, on pesq, cenessi. I knew some white people back there, and at this one fellow's place, I stopped. (MT)
Skitapiyik conessultuwok Pitok, 'tapiptuniya amkis. The men stopped at the Pit and got some sand.

Audio Recordings

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