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Part of speech

noun animate

Definition

great horned owl (Bubo virginiana) or barred owl (Strix varia); (also, in diminutive form) moth; block and tackle (Sipayik)

Noun Forms

Plural:
kuhkukhahsuwok
Possessed:
'kuhkukhahsumol
Locative:
kuhkukhahsuwihkuk where there are owls
Diminutive:
kuhkukhahsis small owl, moth

Notes

(see also wapi-kuhkukhahs, ewepapekhikon; commonly thought today to be great horned owl, but listed by Chamberlain [1899] as barred owl)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
'Kisi-ewepapekhomon oqiton ewehkahat 'kuhkukhahsumol. He lifted the canoe with his block and tackle.
Ntiyuken musa malikimahkoc kuhkukhahs, 'sami cu ktapaciyamkun. I was told, don't laugh at owls, because it will come back to you in some way.

Audio Recordings

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