verb ai 1
s/he crosses over, goes across, gets across (to other side)
Plural:
ksokassultuwok
Prefixed Verb Stem:
-kosokassi-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
ksokassi-
Changed Verb Stem:
kesokassi-

Notes

(also, qsokassu)

Keywords

cross
across

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Nit-te-na mecimi nmuhsums elluhketpon. Ksokassu naka naciptun micuwakon, 'tapaciptun. That's what my grandfather always did. He crossed over and got food, and he brought it back. (BS)
Yut-te piliw olomi-ksokassuwa nitap eyultihtit 'kansuhsuwok. Just recently a friend crossed over to where our ancestors are (i.e., he died).
Nita, tan toke 'kisi-ksokassin? Nekom-na koti-wici-epeskome. Uh-oh, now how can he get across? He wants to play ball with the others. (EN)
Olomi-ksokassuwa Can Tokamonuhkik. John has crossed over into Canada.

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