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Part of speech

verb ai 9

Definition

s/he hunts porpoise

Noun Forms

Plural:
cuspeskahtuwok

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-cuspeske-

Notes

(also, cuspesuhke)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ma-te kwewitahatomuwon wen yali-cuspesket? Don't you remember who used to go porpoise-hunting?
Tokec wen cuspesket, cipotu-tehp wen tqona. Today if someone hunted porpoise, he might be arrested.
Musketehp nekomaw 'Cuhwa, an ci, iyey, naci-nisi-cuspesuhkehtit. Just like him and 'Cuhwa, when they went porpoise hunting together.
Ma-te wen qin cuspeskew toke. Not many hunt porpoise nowadays.
Mecimiw skitapihik cuspeskahtuwok tan wen nituwit micuwakon. The men use to hunt porpoise when someone needed food.

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