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Part of speech

verb ai 10, 9

Definition

s/he walks in; (sun) s/he rises farther to the north each day (i.e., days are getting longer)

Noun Forms

Plural:
ksiyapasuwok (Pesk-Wol); ksewsahtuwok (Wol)

Verb Forms

Prefixed Verb Stem:
-kossewse-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
ksewse-
Changed Verb Stem:
kessewse-

Notes

(see also apacuhse, 'cicokawse, nahtokawse; compare milawuhse, wesuwewse)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ksiyapasuwok wasisok putuwosuwikuwamok. The children walk into the meetinghouse.
Kisuhs ksewse nisinsk cel neqt kehsukonohok punamuwi-kisuhs. The sun walks in (i.e., rises closer to shore each day), starting on the twenty-first day of December (winter solstice).
Wot-ona kansuhs ksewse nikonuk. Even this elder walked into my house.
Petapasihtit yuhtol witapiyol eyilit, 'kossiyapasiniya. When they came to where his friend was, they went inside. (MT)

Audio Recordings

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