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Part of speech

noun inanimate

Definition

bag, pouch

Noun Forms

Plural:
ptoqapiyil
Possessed:
motqapim, motqap
Locative:
ptoqapik
Diminutive:
ptoqapossis

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Wahsiw nit ote ptoqapossis. The little bag is in the other room.
Wapeyicik anqoc 'toliwiyawa 'tehpitemuwa 'kani-ptoqap, kenoq ma-te nit kilun ktihiwonewin kolusuwakon. White men will sometimes refer to their women as "the old bag," but we don't have a word (an expression) like that.
Motqaposs. (pejorative form) H/ old bag (i.e., tattered, shoddy, etc.).
Elinaqahk yuhtol ptoqapiyil. There are a lot of bags here.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Stephanie
word Dolly
example Stephanie
example Dolly