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Part of speech

pronoun animate

Definition

(persons or animals only) they, them; theirs

Notes

(plural of nekom; as direct object, nekomaw is used with first- or second-person subject only; compare nomiya nihiht s/he sees them)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Nit-te msiw wiciqenomoniya na nekomaw. Then all of them join in rolling theirs, too. (LM)
Nekomaw-oc-ona eloqahtuwut 'pomiptuniya skicinuweyal ankunasikil. It will be their responsibility to pass on the Native traditions.
Nekomaw nit. That's theirs.
Nekomaw wikhikonol kehkiman eli-pomawsit wen. They learn from books how to live. (DAF)
Nekomaw opiyahtuwok. They are sitting.
Nomiyak nekomaw. (see note) I see them.
Nekomaw-otehna kisi-itomuhtuwok keq akim pawatomuhtit. They, too, can say exactly what it is they want. (RC)

Audio Recordings

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