Part of speech
noun animateDefinition
(in ocean, lake, etc.) wave
Noun Forms
- Plural:
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tokuwiyik, tokuwihik, tokuwok
- Possessed:
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'tokuwimol, 'tokumol
- Locative:
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tokuk
- Diminutive:
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tokuwis wavelet, ripple
Example Sentences
| Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Mociluwuhuke pokuwoss mace-nulomuhsehtit tokuwihik. | The sailor gets seasick when the swells build up. | |
| Elkilok not toku nemiyuk sepay pahkak imiyewikuwamok. | That was a big wave I saw this morning behind the church. | |
| Tan-ote kisi-peciyat yut pemi-mkonok yut, iyey, eli-kispahtek, anqoc tama ponapsqihkuk toku. | At every place he came to, he would go along picking up dry material (to make fire), where waves lapped the rocks from time to time. (MT) |
Audio Recordings
| Recording | Type | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| word | Dolly | ||
| example | Dolly | ||
| example | Scott | ||
| example | Dolly | ||
| example | Dolly |