macehtun

verb ti 27

s/he starts to make it; s/he moves it a little, starts to move it

Verb Stem : -macehtu-

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey	English Phrase
On wot macehtaq wiyuhs, neket-te kpasokihtehsinuss wot kolhikon.	Then, when he moved the meat a little, it seems the trap snapped shut. (MT)
Am-ote, kis-ona, kis-ona tahalu macehtunol yuhtol kolhikonisol.	At some point, he had already, had already started making the small traps. (MT)
Macehtun kinkihqahk wikuwam; yut yaq nit keti-wikit yut monihkuk niponiw.	He starts to make this big house; this island is where he will live in the summer, he says.