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Part of speech

verb ai & ii 1, 14

Definition

s/he, it breaks; s/he, it breaks down

Noun Forms

Plural:
wekessultuwok, wekessuhtuwok (ai)

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-wekessi-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Nit 'qocihpun 'tahtoli-nutoman not 'tehpitemol. Am-ote, kis-ote mace-wekessu pqom. All that winter he kept hearing news of his wife. Finally the ice was beginning to break up. (MT)
On neke neqt nwewitahatomon, iyey, on wekessin nikuwoss ihil washer. And I remember that one time when my mother's washing machine broke down. (MB)

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Nancy
example Nancy