macehtun

verb ti 27
s/he starts to make it; s/he moves it a little, starts to move it
Verb Stem : -macehtu-

Example Sentences :

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet 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.
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