verb ta 32
(usually woman) she applies vermilion to h/ forehead (man) or cheeks (woman) to mark the end of a period of mourning; (priest, deacon) s/he annoints h/ (especially, as part of last rites)
Verb Stem:
-kahsiqen-

Notes

(literally, s/he wipes h/ face)

Keywords

vermilion
anoint
wipe
face

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Mesq-ote nkahsiqenkew. I have yet to mark the end of my mourning.
Yaha kisi-'takit naka kisi-kahsiqenut, "Ktopelomos." After having the vermilion applied, the mourner is told, "You are free" (literally, you own yourself, or you belong to yourself).
Psi-te wen kahsiqena tan etuci-mehci-'takit, ehpit kosona skitap. Everyone, man or woman, has vermilion applied (to the forehead or cheeks) when the period of mourning has ended.
(verb ai 1) Kahsiqensu. S/he applies vermilion to self.

Audio Recordings

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