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Part of speech

verb ai 9

Definition

s/he works hard, works diligently, works constantly

Noun Forms

Plural:
sikolukhotuwok

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-sikoluhke-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Nsikoluhk pemkiskahk. I worked hard today. I've had a hard day.
Wahka-te nwewitahatomon; well, 'stiti-te ehta nekom eci-sikoluhketpon. I hardly remember it; well, he worked very hard all the time. (AN)
Eci-sikoluhket, ma-te tama koti-oliyew tokkiw nekka-pehkihtaq wik. She is such a hard worker she won’t go anywhere until she has cleaned the whole house.
Mahton komac sikoluhke etoli-qeci-ihit, naka kis 84 tuceyu. Martin works hard trying to do it, and he's 84 years old now. (DS)
Ksikoluhk? Are you working hard?
Possaq-al-ote-na sikolukhotuwok skicinuwok neket. Mecimi-te sonuciw tan-ote elahkek, cuwi-sonutapasuwok tan-ote eloqiyak sip, cuwi-pomapasuwok. The people must have worked hard in those days. They always, no matter what the terrain was like along the shore, they always had to walk whichever way the river ran. (JAN)

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