verb ai 9 or 13
s/he is deaf
Plural:
kokepsahtuwok, okepsahtuwok
Verb Stem:
-kokepse-, -kokepsa-
Changed Verb Stem:
kekepse-, kekepsa-

Notes

(also, okepse)

Keywords

deaf

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Aha, nkokeps. Yes, I am deaf.
Kekepsat. Deaf person.
Kokepse wot nenuwuk skitap, ahaci-te olomi-kekepse. This man I know is deaf; he's getting more and more deaf. (JAN)
Nehtaw psiw kokepsahtihtit, kat-oc knutakuwihik. If they are all deaf, they won't hear you.
Not yaka psoni-kokepse Tali! That Dolly is stone deaf!
Anqoc-ote kokepse wen skat keqsey ansa-te keti-nutomuhk, pciliw wen tan ci skuwimut. Sometimes someone is deaf if he doesn't really want to hear something, especially when he is being talked about. (JAN)

Audio Recordings

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