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Part of speech

verb ai 1

Definition

s/he lives, is alive

Noun Forms

Plural:
pomawsultuwok

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-pomawsi-
Changed Verb Stem:
pemaws-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ma-na wen toke keqsey toke 'kisi-oluhkawon, psi-te wen kis keq 'tihin, ma tahk 'tepi-kcicihtuwon tan ktoli-pomawsultinenuss, weci-koti-kcicihtuhtit mecimiw eleyikpon. And no one today can do anything; everyone has everything and doesn't know enough about how we lived, so that they will know how things used to be. (JAN)
Mec pomawsu not ktomaki-weyossis. That poor animal is still alive.
Eli-pomawsit. H/ way of life. H/ lifestyle.
Naka ma-te wen tama keqsey. Anqoc-ote nit ntahtoli-tpitahatomon on-al tan ktoli-kisi-pomawsuhtinenuss mecimiw. And no one had anything. Sometimes I think of that and wonder how we ever lived. (ID)
Tokec-op pomawsitsopon, cu-op kcikotone. If he were alive, he would be old.
Kehsi-mili-pomawsit. Her many varied life experiences. (LM)

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