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Part of speech

verb ai 1

Definition

s/he gets up from sitting position

Noun Forms

Plural:
wonakessultuwok

Verb Forms

Prefixed Verb Stem:
-unakessi-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
wonakessi-
Changed Verb Stem:
wenakessi-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Wonakess! Get up! Stand up!
Tan 'tolessin wot weci-wonakessit? I wonder what happened to make him get up? (MT)
Unakessin Sakom naka uci-macahan. The chief got up and left.
On yaq wot skitap unakessin; natomi yaq-ona uli-kisi-wonakessin. So then the man got up; strangely, now, he was able to get up easily. (MT)
Nit etuci Koluskap wonakessit. At that point, Koluskap gets up.

Audio Recordings

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