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Part of speech

noun animate

Definition

(person) gossip, busybody

Noun Forms

Plural:
nusopekok
Diminutive:
nusopeksis

Notes

(from English, nose-bag)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Keqossis-otehc eleyik, nit-te mawtehsultiniya nusopekok. When any little thing happens, the gossips all come crowding around.
Elinaqsit nusopeksok peciyawolotihtit. (pejorative) Lots of gossip-mongers showed up. (WN)
(verb ai 3 nusopekuwiw) Ntali-nusopeku. I'm just trying to find out what the gossip is. (WN)

Audio Recordings

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