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Part of speech

noun animate or inanimate

Definition

(tuber of Apios americana used as vegetable) groundnut, "Indian potato"; (tuber of Helianthus tuberosus) Jerusalem artichoke, "wild potato"

Noun Forms

Plural:
(k)tahkitomuk; (k)tahkitomol
Possessed:
'kihtahkitomumol, 'tahkitomumol; 'kihtahkitom, 'tahkitom

Notes

(animate for some speakers, inanimate for others; also, skicinuwi-pocetes)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Elinaqahk etolikok tahkitomol 'kihkanum, pahkak nikonuk. There are a lot of groundnuts growing in my garden, in back of my house. (MA)

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Alberta
Example Dolly