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Part of speech

noun inanimate

Definition

dried dead wood (standing tree, bushes, etc.)

Noun Forms

Plural:
psuwahkul
Locative:
psuwahkuk

Notes

(compare qahnusq, piwsoq)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Psuwahqihkuk. In or to a stand of dead trees.
(verb ai & ii 11, 22) Psuwahqiye. (plant) S/he, it dies (e.g., after application of herbicide).
Nehe, naci-kiluwahtune psuwahkul sitomok. Okay, let's go find dried dead wood along the shore.

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