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Part of speech

verb ai 1

Definition

they fight each other, do battle, clash physically, make war with each other

Noun Forms

Plural:
matonotultuwok

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-matonoti-

Notes

(dual and plural forms only)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Matonotiyek. My adversary.
Koti-matonotuwok yaq. They are going to do battle, they say.
Neket tan etoli-kotunket waht, Wahsipekusk, tan matonotiniya kehtaqsuwol. One time when he had been hunting out a little way into the St. Lawrence River watershed, he had a fight with a ghost. (MT)
Pihce mecimiw matonotuwok peskotomuhkatiyik naka meqihik. A long time ago the Peskotomuhkatiyik and the Mohawks use to do battle.

Audio Recordings

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