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Part of speech

noun animate

Definition

name of first man, according to Wabanaki oral tradition (in English, often spelled Glooscap, Gluskap, etc.)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Koluskap nit-te 'toli-ksomehlal woniyakonok, ewehkahacil 'tahtapiyil. Then Koluskap pushed against her head, using his bow. (LM)
Koluskap lintu, "Musa seksihkoc, uhkomi. Kat-op keq ktolessiw. Apc-otehc ktalhom supekuk." (speaking to a whale) Koluskap sang, "Don't be afraid, Grandmother. Nothing would happen to you. You will swim again in the sea." (LM)
Nit nahtokahtuhukuniya, Koluskap wihqehlan. Thus they were driven back to him, and Koluskap picked them up. (LM)

Audio Recordings

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