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Part of speech

verb ai 9

Definition

s/he has misfortune or bad luck; s/he is unlucky

Noun Forms

Plural:
mocelomoqhotuwok

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-mocelomoqe-
Changed Verb Stem:
mecelomoqe-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Paltaqsosku, nekomc aqami-mocelomoqe. He'll have worse luck because he's so boastful.
Wisoki-mocelomoqe yaq. Am-ote toli-kotuhpu yut etoli-kotunket. He was having awfully bad luck, they say. Finally, he got hungry, here where he was trapping. (MT)
(verb ai 3) Mocelomoqewinuwiw. S/he is an unlucky person.
Nil ehta, kisi-kotunki, komac nmocelomoq. As for me, when I was hunting I was having awfully bad luck. (MT)

Audio Recordings

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