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Part of speech

verb ai 1

Definition

s/he accidentally falls asleep; s/he oversleeps

Noun Forms

Plural:
kespoqsultuwok

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-kespoqsi-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Anqoc wen kespoqsu. Sometimes one falls asleep without meaning to.
On tahk wot 'kespoqsin apc. 'Kespoqsin-na nekom. But then he dozed off as well. Without meaning to, he fell asleep, too. (MT)
Cel kespoqsit Polansuwes yali-koti-spasamihkitpon. Frances overslept when she wanted to get up early this morning.
Musa kespoqsihkoc spasuwiw! Don't oversleep tomorrow morning!

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Dolly
example Dolly
example Dolly
example Dolly
example Dolly