verb ii 14
(length, distance, measure) it is so many yards
Verb Stem:
kehsahqonasi-

Notes

(refers to holding between nose and fingertip with arm extended)

Keywords

yard
so many
so much

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Kehsahqonasu kistokonomon suwitokolas? How many yards of sweetgrass did you braid?
Akim naninsk kehsahqonasuwol suwitokolasol kis nekkayatokonasikil. So far, fifty yards of sweetgrass have been braided.
(specific measures) 'Qotahqonasu, nisahqonasu, 'sahqonasu; kamahcin kehsahqonasu. It is one, two, three, six yards.
Newahqonasu kisonum wapekok ahtulhawekon naka 'qotahqonasu cossuwewekon weci-kisihtuwuk ntus mahkut keti-pili-kuminiyewit. I bought four yards of white cloth and one yard of tulle so I can make my daughter a dress with a veil for her first communion.
Kehsahqonasu kisonuhmon ahtulhawekon? How many yards of cloth did you buy?

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