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Part of speech

verb ti 28

Definition

s/he imitates it, copies it, mimics it

Verb Forms

Prefixed Verb Stem:
-okehkoluhtom-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
kehkoluhtom-
Changed Verb Stem:
ekehkoluhtom-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Yut nit Laks etoli-kalsit lamkomiqikanok, nit-ona 'tokehkoluhtomon metecuwok 'samaqan; ma-te wen 'kociciyawihil tama lossinul. This is where Laks is hiding in an underground cave, and where he imitates the sound of running water; no one knows where Laks lies. (LM)
Peneqahkemk wot malikapiyit kinitahat Laks, qeni-koti-'pakotahsit esuwehtaq 'pihtinahqemol tahaluhp wonoski, 'tokehkoluhtomon 'tunok stehp kehkoluhtuwat keskilkunat (keskilqonat) Kollu. As he falls, this mocking, bold Laks, all the time pretending to fly, flapping his arms up and down like wings, he makes a sound with his mouth as if he were imitating broad-winged Kollu. (LM)
'Kisokehkoluhtomon. It awakened the echoes. (LM)

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Alberta
word Stephanie
Example Dolly
Example Dolly
Example Nancy