verb ai 7
s/he is careful; s/he watches where s/he is going, watches what s/he is doing
Plural:
'sawatomuhtuwok, nsawatomuhtuwok
Prefixed Verb Stem:
-nossawatom-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
'sawatom-, nsawatom-
Preverb:
-nsawatom-, -'sawatom-
Changed Verb Stem:
nessawatom-

Notes

(see also nossawatomon)

Keywords

careful
watch out for

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Nita, knossawatomon: temonu keq ktoless. You'd better watch out: something might happen to you.
Yukk wasisok ma woli-'sawatomuhtiwiyik pemkiskahk. Children nowadays are careless.
Komac woli-nsawatom (woli-'sawatom) elomelkit ahahs. A horse is very careful about where it steps.

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