verb ai 6
there is too much of h/, there is excess of h/; (plural forms) there are too many of them
Plural:
sameluhtuwok
Prefixed Verb Stem:
-usamel-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
'samel-
Changed Verb Stem:
wesamel-

Keywords

excessive
too many
too much

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
'Sameluk pomawsuwinuwok yut lamikuwam. There are too many people in this house.
Nit weci-kisi kiluwaw nehpuhuleq: kusamelupa kis. That's why we were able to kill you off: there were too many of you. (JAN)
Keq mehsi-al, cipotute 'sameluk sahkatiyik Sipayik, naka ma-te 'kocicihtuwoniya tan olonukot yut Sipayik. I don't know why, maybe there were too many needles at Sipayik, and no one knew what was happening here at Sipayik. (MF)
'Sameluk yukk psuwossisok, ntahcuwi-miluwanen kinaq newwok. There are too many kittens, we have to give away at least four.
'Samel opan, ma knokosa-tepi-'kihkalawin. There was too much bread, we didn't eat it up fast enough.

Audio Recordings

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word Brenda
Word Dolly
example Brenda
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