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Part of speech

noun animate (verb ai participle 1)

Definition

(character in oral tradition) two-sheeted ghost, apparition covered in cloth; (in general) someone or something double-wrapped

Noun Forms

Plural:
nisekopisicik

Notes

(also, for some speakers, kisekopisit)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
U, not ehta nisekopisit. Aha, not-ona mecimiw etoli-kolahmuwit nutahan; itom, "Cu not knomiya not nisekopisit." Oh, that ghost! Yes, he would be calling me to go out; he'd say, "For sure you'll see that ghost." (AN)
Nuhkomoss ntakonutomakun nisekopisit yaliyat yut Sipayik. My grandmother told me about the ghost going around Sipayik.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Alberta
example Dolly
example Alberta