verb ai 5
s/he speaks thus
Plural:
lewestuhtuwok
Prefixed Verb Stem:
-olewestu-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
lewestu-
Preverb:
-ewestu- (with other initials)
Changed Verb Stem:
elewestu-

Keywords

speak

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Nit-te not elewestaq. That's precisely the way she speaks.
Lewestune. Let's speak (with each other).
Nil mecimi-te ntitom, nkoluskewestupon tokki kisi-tpitahatomek keq keti-itomek. I always say that we talk nonsense until we think of what it is we want to say. (JH)
Nutuwal wenil metiyewestulicil; 'tolsotuwal ewasisuwit lampeqinusq. He hears someone talking; it sounds to him like the younger water sprite. (LM)

Audio Recordings

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