usikiyal

verb ta 33

s/he makes h/ suffer, treats h/ cruelly, punishes h/

Prefixed Verb Stem : -usikiy-

Unprefixed Verb Stem : 'sikiy-

Changed Verb Stem : wesikiy-

Verb Stem With Preverb : -wsikiy-, -'sikiy-

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet	English Phrase
'Koti-wsikiyal.	S/he is going to punish h/.
Tehpu not ehpit 'totoli-wsikiyal uskitapemol.	That woman is just making her husband suffer.
Musa 'sikiyahkoc kposum!	Don't be cruel to your cat!
Tokec-olu keqsey-oc ntolikisi-qolopehlos wecihc kisi-wsikiyuk pomawsuwin? ... Ncossuwewiyan!	Now, what can I change myself into so that I can torment mankind? ... I'll become a mosquito! (LM)