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Part of speech

noun inanimate

Definition

town, village

Noun Forms

Plural:
uteniyil
Possessed:
'tutenem
Locative:
utenek, utenik
Diminutive:
utenehsis small town, village

Notes

(uses personal prefixes nt-, kt-, 't- in possessed forms)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ma-te psi-te wen wikiw utenewihkuk. Not everyone lives in towns.
'Tutenehsisuwak. In their village.
Utenek. In town. On the "Strip" (the residential section of Indian Township, Maine, along U.S. Route 1).
Ntahcuwi nil naci-wihqonik micuwakon utenek. I have to go shopping for food in town.
Mesq nokotomuwan yut utenehsis, ntolluhkanc nit. Before I leave this little village, I will do that. (LM)

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