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Part of speech

verb ai 1

Definition

s/he is bothersome, is annoying, is tiresome; s/he is nuisance, is a pest

Noun Forms

Plural:
cossinaqsultuwok

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-cossinaqsi-
Changed Verb Stem:
cessinaqsi-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Komac wot skinuhsis cossinaqsu eci-milehtakeskit. This boy is really a nuisance because he is always getting into everything.
Cessinaqsit. A pest.
Cossinaqsu oqom. Weckuwi-macekultiyek psi-te anqoc kceyawiwu eywacihi. Lice are pests. When we were growing up, almost everybody had them at some time or other. (JAN)
Cessinaqsit pqom siqhewik. The ice after an ice-storm is annoying.
Tan ci milehtaket wasis, cu cossinaqsu. When a child is fooling around, he is a nuisance.

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