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Part of speech

noun inanimate

Definition

graveyard, cemetery

Noun Forms

Plural:
puskonikonihkul
Possessed:
'puskonikonihkum
Locative:
puskonikonihkuk (see note)
Diminutive:
puskonikonihkuhsis

Notes

(probably formed from puskonikonihkuk; see also puskonikon)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Mec-ote nit puskonikonihq pemkiskahk. Mec-ote nit iyu. There's still a graveyard there today. It's still there. (MT)
Nohonul puskonikonihkul yut eyikil Sipayik. There are three cemeteries here at Sipayik.

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