verb ai 9
s/he prepares or builds fire, s/he keeps fire going
Plural:
motutuwahtuwok
Verb Stem:
-motutuwe-
Preverb:
-motutuwe-, -otutuwe-, -tutuwe-
Changed Verb Stem:
metutuwe-

Keywords

kindle
fire 1

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Naka puniw nit-tehc ahtoli-motutuwet (ahtolotutuwet), iya, nmuhsums naka 'topinomon, iyey, papskot. And in the winter my grandfather would keep the fire going and keep an eye on the stove. (ID)
Naka tehpu qeni-wihqonom 'samaqan sipuhsisok naka, iyey, nmotutuwan. And I just went out to get water out of the brook, and, um, start the fire. (GR)
Cuwi-motutuwe Lula weci-kisoposit. Lawrence had to build a fire to get warm.

Audio Recordings

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