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Part of speech

noun animate

Definition

white person, white man; (wenuhcomol) h/ male helper or caregiver

Noun Forms

Plural:
wenuhcok
Possessed:
wenuhcomol
Locative:
wenuck at white person's house
Diminutive:
wenuhcis

Notes

(compare Mi'kmaq, wenuj Frenchman; for female helper, see naksq)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
On nit nmacephuken, am-ote wot wenuhc. Ma nonuwawi. So then I drove on, to this white man's place. I didn't know him. (MT)
Koti-esunot nikt ehemuwok, yet kotok, iya, wenuhc tutopu. u, wecuwaw ehta-te. If your want to trade those hens, another white man lives, oh, right handy. (MT)

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Nancy
example Nancy
example Dolly
example Dolly