verb ai 9
s/he braids; (cat) s/he purrs (so said because sound resembles that of sweetgrass being braided)
Plural:
latokonikhotuwok
Prefixed Verb Stem:
-olatokonike-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
latokonike-
Preverb:
-atokonike- (with other initials)
Changed Verb Stem:
elatokonike-

Notes

(wolimahaskil in example: see welimahaskil)

Keywords

braid
purr

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Elinaqsit elatokoniket polalihqimok. There were a lot of braiders at the sweetgrass braiding party.
Natatokonikane wolimahaskil. Let's go and braid sweetgrass.
On ntolomiyan wahsiw, on ntolapotomon nita, on nmaciyatokonikan. And I went into the other room, and I watched what she was doing, and I started braiding. (GP)

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word DonaldF
word Dolly
example Dolly
example DonaldF
Example Nancy