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Part of speech

noun animate & inanimate

Definition

wood preserved with creosote; item or structure made from such wood or from pitch pine

Noun Forms

Plural:
picpayineyak, picpayineyal
Locative:
picpayineyak
Diminutive:
picpayineyahsis

Notes

(from English, pitch pine)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Picpayineyak lelluteyak kuwiyik wolamkoliyik. Creosote-soaked railroad ties burn well.
Nohonul eyikponil picpayineyal soqasuwakonol 'ciw Sipayik tokkiw Muselenk. There were three pitch pine bridges on the way from Sipayik to Eastport.

Audio Recordings

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