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Part of speech

preverb

Definition

(falling, extending, etc.) in or into water; partway into water

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-cuhpi (-cuhp-, -cup-)
Changed Verb Stem:
cuhpi (cuhp-; cup-, cewap-)

Notes

(see cuwahpi)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Psi-te cuhpiyawolotuwok kuskawehtit. All of them fell in the water when they capsized.
Kakawi-masqolamu cuhpiyat. He screamed when he fell into the water.
Cuppu etolayyat. She is sitting in the water, playing.
Cupte oqiton. The canoe is partly beached, partly in the water.
Skinuhsis cuhpikatewu etolamet. The boy puts his foot in the water while he is fishing.

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