noun animate
chief; (Pesk, formerly) tribal governor
Plural:
sakomak
Possessed:
'sakomamol
Locative:
sakomahk at the chief's or governor's house
Diminutive:
sakomahsis

Keywords

governor
chief

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Sakomahsis 'cey utenek woli-te 'pawatomonol. The son of the village chief wants to have her right away. (LM)
Sakom unakessin naka 'tolewestun. The chief rises and speaks.
Ma-te knituwiwon ktoliyan sakomahk, 'sami ma-te ihiw. You needn't go to the governor's residence, because he's not there.
Sakom 'pocitahkan uskitapem naci-kotunkahtiniya kcihkuk. The chief sends his men to hunt in the woods.
Sakom 'kisi-psqolehlacihi nuci-tqonkelicihi, wisokiluwehhik. When the chief fired the policemen, they got mad.

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