kehcikotonet

noun animate (verb ai participle 9)

elder, old person

Plural : kehcikotonecik; kehcikotonhoticik

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey	English Phrase
Aha, iya, nit ellukhotiyekpon mecimiw: naci-yali, iyey, qecimulanen yukk, ihik, kehcikotonhoticik cipotu-te nkisi-kospahtahsuwewan; nwisuwonikewannuk eli-koti-peciyak nit carnival.	Yes, that's the way we used to do it: we'd go ask the elders if we could wash their floors for them (to earn money); we would clean for them when the carnival was coming. (GP)
Psiw-ote kehcikotonhoticik mec ktoli-skuwimkuk.	All the elders are still talking about you.
Mecimi-te nciksotuwan kehcikotonhoticik 'sami nit elokehkimkiyek.	We always listen to elders because that is what we are taught to do.