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Part of speech

noun inanimate (verb ii participle 15)

Definition

early springtime

Noun Forms

Plural:
siqonuwikil
Locative:
siqonuwik early in the spring
Diminutive:
siqonossis

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Motapiyacqima yet walineyik nihiht kuwi puniw, on-oc nit siqonuwikil niktok yut naciphan, iyik, 'samaqanok, naka nit waht papkiw, papkiw yut soqasuwakonok utenek, nit iyuhpon nit psahqakon, aha, nit etoliksasikpon psiksokul. He hauls those logs down to the cove in the winter, and come springtime they are taken on the water downriver, down to the bridge in town, where the sawmill used to be, yes, where the lumber was being sawn up. (LS)

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Dolly
example Dolly