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Part of speech

noun animate

Definition

weasel, ermine (genus Mustela; see note)

Noun Forms

Plural:
soqehsuwok
Possessed:
'soqehsumol, 'soqehsomol
Locative:
soqehsuk
Diminutive:
soqehsis

Notes

(probably shorttail weasel, Mustela erminea; but perhaps longtail weasel, Mustela frenata; or both; see also wapi-soqehs, wapsoqehs)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Soqehs 'kotunola apiqsehsu. Weasels hunt mice.
Soqehs psi-te wapuwe puniw. A weasel's fur turns all white in winter.

Audio Recordings

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