liksawakon
noun inanimate
(tool) saw (of any type)
Plural :
liksawakonol
Possessed :
'toliksawakonum
Locative :
liksawakonok
Diminutive :
liksawakonis
Example Sentences :
| Passamaquoddy-Maliseet | English Phrase |
|---|---|
| On-oc 'titomon, "Tan ktolihtahasin yut cuwi, iyey, tuci-pihceyu yut, iyey, piwsoq?" nakahc 'teweponomon nit liksawakon. On-oc ntiyan, "Yut-te." On-oc 'poneqahkan, iyey, liksawakon; eluwe-al-ote 'tomosomon npihtin. | And he would say, "How long do you think it should be, this, uh, wood?" and then he'd hold up the saw. And I told him, "Right here." And when he threw the saw down he almost cut my hand off. (MB) |
| Nil-ona nkiseltomaken ntuwehkan liksawakon weci-kisi-wicuhkekemi. | I was allowed to use the saw, too, so I could help. |
| Mecimiw psi-te ntihinennul ntoliksawakononnul, 'sami tehpu piwsokul eyyek weci-kisuwoposusultiyek. | We all used to have saws, because wood was all we had to keep warm. |
Audio Recordings :
| Audio Recording | Type of Recording | Authored by |
|---|---|---|
| word | Dolly | |
| Example | Nancy | |
| Example | Nancy | |
| example | Dolly |