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Part of speech

verb ai & ii 11, 22

Definition

s/he, it goes away, continues going; (ii; time) it passes

Noun Forms

Plural:
olomiyawolotuwok (ai)

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-olomiya-
Changed Verb Stem:
elomiya-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Elomiyak motapekuloq Muselenk. A battleship is going off towards Eastport.
Nita, nit 'tolomiyaniya. Malom-te wtoli-peciyaniya nit etoli-kotunkahtihtit, etoli-kotunkahtihtit. So, they headed over there. Finally they came to the place where they would hunt, where they would hunt. (MT)
Not-oc piyemi-kisi-wisokomtaq elomiyak. He can behave more violently, and will do so as time goes on. (LM)
Etuci-wikuwaci-suwitokolasket, ehtahsi-kiskahkil-ote olomiye. She loved picking sweetgrass so much, she went off every day to do it. (JAN)
Olomiyawolotuwok kci-pomawsuwinuwok Motahkomikuk. The elders have gone away to Motahkomikuk.

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