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Part of speech

verb ti 28

Definition

s/he bothers it, hinders it, meddles with it, interferes with it

Verb Forms

Prefixed Verb Stem:
-utomeyutom-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
'tomeyutom-
Changed Verb Stem:
wetomeyutom-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Etoli-'tomeyutok papskot not wasis. That child is bothering the stove.
Nekom nit kisi-'tomeyutok tomhikon. He is the one who messed with the ax.
Nuciptun nutapakon naci-wolihtasu, cel toke piyemi-moci-pomiye, 'sami tehpu 'kisi-'tomeyutomoniya. I took my car to get fixed and now it runs worse, because all they did was mess it up.
Tokec-op 'tomeyutok eli-kotuhsomit, temonu-tehp ehqossomu. If he would only cut down on his drinking, soon he would stop drinking.
Ma-te tama nwikuwaci-liphaw, 'sami psi-te keq wetomeyutok wekihtun. I don't like to take him anywhere, because he breaks everything he touches.
Ma-te wot keqsey kisi-cikihtomu, psi-al keq utomeyutomon. This one can't leave anything alone, he bothers everything.

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