'kekoluhke
verb ai 9
s/he works all day
Plural :
'kekolukhotuwok
Prefixed Verb Stem :
-nokkekoluhke-, -nihkekoluhke-
Unprefixed Verb Stem :
'kekoluhke-
Changed Verb Stem :
nekkekoluhke-, -nehkekoluhke-
Example Sentences :
| Passamaquoddy-Maliseet | English Phrase |
|---|---|
| Pihce wen nekkekoluhket, 'ci-maceluhke nahaht welapotasik tokkiw piskapotasik. | Long ago a day's work started when you could see what you were doing and lasted until it was too dark to see what you were doing. |
| (noun animate) Tokec 'kekoluhkewinuwok oli-tpahmuwak: mosinok ktahcuwi-kse-tokomos spasuwiw oqomolcin aciyak, apc knute-tokomosin kisehtuwon oqomolcin aciyakil. | Now all-day workers are allotted hours: you have to punch yourself in on a machine at 8:00, and then you punch yourself out when you've completed eight hours. |
Notes :
(compare 'kekiw)
Audio Recordings :
| Audio Recording | Type of Recording | Authored by |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Dolly | |
| word | Donnell | |
| example | Dolly | |
| example | Dolly |