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Part of speech

noun animate

Definition

(archaic) young man, youth

Noun Forms

Plural:
skinuhsuwok, skinuhsok
Possessed:
uskinuhsumol, uskinuhsomol
Diminutive:
(see skinuhsis)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ntoliwiyan nqosson Skinuhs. We call our son Skinuhs.
Nemci-skinuhs-ote kis wetonut. He could be taken for an older boy (e.g., because he is tall).
Nit yaq nit eli-ksahat, eci-wolinaqsit wot skinuhs, eci-wasisuwit skitapehsis. Then he came in, a good-looking youth, a very young man. (MT).

Audio Recordings

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