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Part of speech

verb ai 1

Definition

s/he traces roots from, is descended from (lineage or family)

Noun Forms

Plural:
'tapeksultuwok

Verb Forms

Prefixed Verb Stem:
-utapeksi-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
'tapeksi-
Changed Verb Stem:
wetapeksi-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ya, tama-al wot Sepsaw 'tapeksu. Kci-Makolit kahk not nkociciya wetapeksit. Hmm, I don't know where Sepsaw was from. I know where old Margaret comes from. (MLT)
Tama-al-lu 'tapeksu, ma-te nkociciyaw. I don't know where he comes from, I don't know that about him.
Not skinuhsis ma 'kocicihtuwon tan wetapeksit. That boy doesn't know his roots.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Dolly
Example Dolly
Example Dolly
Example Dolly