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Part of speech

noun animate

Definition

mosquito

Noun Forms

Plural:
cossuwiyik, cossuwihik
Possessed:
'cossuwemol
Locative:
cossuwewihkuk where there are mosquitoes
Diminutive:
cossuwesis, cossuwehsis

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Cessinaqsihtit cossuwiyik. Mosquitoes are a nuisance.
Lapoman wot cossu! Look at this mosquito!
Kamot-te kposkuwan ahtulhaw, 'sami yukk cossuwihik cu knokkahlokuk! You'd better wear a shirt, because these mosquitoes will eat you up!
Cossuwesis (cossuwehsis). (also) Tiny, non-biting fly that swarms in a column, moving up and down in the air.

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