verb ai & ii 1, 14
s/he, it slides out onto ice (on lake, ocean, etc.); s/he rows out onto water (sliding back and forth in seat while rowing)
Plural:
milawacqessultuwok, milawacqessuhtuwok (ai)
Verb Stem:
-milawacqessi-

Keywords

slide
offshore
row 1

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Pehki-te kisi-ksoleksasu nit-te elawotihtitpon; naka neke Sipayik nit-te milawiw stesonok, every little one-ote knomiya wen elomi-milawi-milawacqessit etolamhoticik, niktok-olu nomehsok. It's already been filleted for the same price; and at Sipayik at that time just offshore from the railroad station you'd see every little kid rowing out to where they were fishing, for those fish. (LS)

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Alberta
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