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Part of speech

verb ta 33

Definition

s/he mistreats h/, treats h/ poorly, ill-uses h/, abuses h/

Verb Forms

Prefixed Verb Stem:
-kotomakiy-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
ktomakiy-, 'tomakiy-
Changed Verb Stem:
ketomakiy-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Usami-ktomakiyal skitap 'qossol, on tqonan. The man got arrested for badly mistreating his son.
Apc yaq ktomakiyat nit yaq-otehc pcitahkan. If he abuses him again, they say, he will be sent away immediately.
On ntiyahpon nuhkomoss, ntiyahpon, "Nita, kis nil nsiwi-ktomakiyuk. Yut-te iyyan nikuwossok, ncuwi-ahtoli-ksonuwik; ntatatk eyi, ma ncikihtakew. And I said to my grandmother, I told her, "Well, I'm tired of being ill-treated. If I'm here at my mother's, I have to baby-sit all the time; at my father's, they don't leave me alone, either. (AN)
Tekon ketomakiyat 'temisol. He even mistreats his dog.

Audio Recordings

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