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Part of speech

noun animate (dependent)

Definition

h/ friend, h/ pal (usually, male)

Noun Forms

Plural:
witapiyi, witapihi, witapi h/ friends
Locative:
witapehk at h/ friend's house
Diminutive:
witapehsisol
Vocative:
nitap my friend!; (plural) nitapehtuk my friends!

Notes

(see also witapesqiyil)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Komac kosinuhk nitap? Are you very sick, my friend?
Nuli-nitap wot skitap. This man is my good friend. (MT)
On yaq yuhuht witapi, wtiyan ya uskitapem wot Neptan, wot sakom, 'tiyan yaq, "Nita, koskomosipon, nitapehtuk, koti-mokehtehmonen motekoni-man." Then, they say, this Neptune, the chief, told these friends of his, his men, he told them, "So! We're in luck, my friends; we're going to strike it rich with furs in a hurry!" (MT)
Kuli-kitapiyik. Your good friends.

Audio Recordings

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