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Part of speech

verb ai, ai+obj 13

Definition

s/he loses it; (bereaved person) s/he has lost h/ (family member); (ai) s/he loses things, s/he loses money (e.g., in gambling), loses weight

Noun Forms

Plural:
(ai) ksihkahtawolotuwok, ksihkahtahtuwok; (ai+obj) 'koskahtainiya, 'koskahtahtiniya

Verb Forms

Prefixed Verb Stem:
-koskahta-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
ksihkahta-
Changed Verb Stem:
keskahta-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ntapi-ksihkaht. I went there and lost.
Ksihkahta apamket. ... Nkoskahtapon apamkiyek. He lost money when he went to the casino. ... We lost when we went gambling.
Mecimi-te ksihkahta. He always loses things.
Ksihkahtawolotuwok psi-te keq kisi-'kihkayaqotek wikuwa. They lost everything when their house burnt.
Nkoskahtanen eleyikpon. We lost our old ways.
Koskahtanol nicanol. She lost her child (e.g., had a miscarriage).
'Koskahtaniyal wikuwossuwal. They lost their mother.
Eluwehk-al-ote koskahtanenu. It looks like we have lost it for good. (MT)
Koskahtanol Mali 'sokossuhunol. Mary lost her earrings.

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