verb ii 14
it is getting dark (e.g., outdoors after dusk)
Verb Stem:
piskapotasi-

Notes

(darker than piluwapotasu, less dark than piskiye)

Keywords

dark

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Itom-op, "Ci, mesq-ote spotew." Piskiye nilun kisaqiyek 'sami nit-tehc nmamam 'punomon polahkitol wecihc piskapotasik, naka Phyllis. She (my sister) would say, "Gee, it's not daylight yet." It was dark where we slept because my mother would put up blankets to darken the room, mine and Phyllis's. (ID)
Peneqatuwet, kis piskapotasu. When he climbed down, it was already getting dark. (LM)

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Dolly
word Scott
example Dolly
Example Nancy
example Dolly
example Scott