verb ta 36
s/he lies to h/
Prefixed Verb Stem:
-nopakotuw-, -pakotuw-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
'pakotuw-
Preverb:
-npakotuw-
Changed Verb Stem:
nepakotuw-

Notes

(for some younger speakers, reduced to 'pakotuwal, stem -pakotuw-; see also 'koluskuhtuwal)

Keywords

lie 2

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
U, wot yaq-olu qosqehsuhs etucitahasit, 'sasotemin. 'Tiyal yaq, "Eci memhuwi-npakotuwiyon." Oh, the old lady was bitterly disappointed and wept. She said to him, "How terribly you have lied to me." (MT)
Cems nopakotuwal Maliwol tama eliyat. James lied to Mary about where he was going.
Mecimi-te yali-npakotuwal Tepit Matolenol. David is always lying to Madeline.
Kis apc kpeci-npakotuwi. Oh, you've come to lie to me again. (MT)
Neket Ena nepakotuwat wikuwossol 'tapaciyamkun. When Anna lied to her mother, it came back on her.
Eli-kisi-npakotask, musa apc wolamsotuwahkoc. Since he lied to you, don't believe him anymore.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Dolly
example Dolly
example Dolly
example Dolly
example Dolly
example Dolly
Example Nancy