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Part of speech

verb ai 11

Definition

s/he keeps on flailing or thrashing about

Noun Forms

Plural:
olomenskiyawolotuwok, olomenskiyahtuwok

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-olomenskiya-
Changed Verb Stem:
elomenskiya-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Mec-olu mahkiyewoss nekom elomenskiyat, papahqehsin ponapsqihkuk naka nahtokahtehsinon etoli-nuhkomikek; siktehsina. He keeps flailing for a while (as he is swept downstream), but then he bangs his head on the rocks and strikes shore where the ground is soft; the impact kills him. (LM)

Audio Recordings

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word Alberta
word Dolly
example Dolly
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